Dante’s Divine Comedy: 700 years on
<p>To commemorate 700 years since the death of renowned Florentine poet and scholar, Dante Alighieri, the State Library of Victoria is exhibiting a spectacular display focused on one of the most influential poems of the Middle Ages, <em>The</em> <em>Divine Comedy</em>. The display forms a part of the unparalleled new exhibition, <em>World of the Book</em>, which invites visitors to ponder the unique and impactful role that books have played in our lives for hundreds of years.</p>
<p>Curated by rare book experts, Des Cowley and Anna Welch, the exhibition boasts a rich collection of literary gems and illustrations dating back to the 16th century — including medieval manuscripts, sacred texts, botanical art and an impressive range of first-editions. Amid the wonders you can expect to find in this impressive showcase, there is something magnetically haunting about the display dedicated entirely to Dante’s Comedy.</p>
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