DANTE 1481

The Polonsky Dante Project investigates the material history of the 1481 Florence edition of Dante’s Comedia, printed by Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, and illustrated with engravings attributed to Baccio Baldini after designs by Sandro Botticelli. Focusing on the 180 surviving copies (in 135 libraries worldwide) which show notable variation in illustration and use, the project produces an illustrated copy-census documenting provenance, circulation, and reception. Funded by The Polonsky Foundation and coordinated by CERL, it records evidence in the Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI) database and the Provenance Digital Archive (PDA), enabling visualisations of the movement and cultural life of these books over time. A website, two videos, and an interactive map are available.