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Depiction of Hell from the Divina Commedia: Codex Altonensis

On the page directly preceding the title page in the Divine Comedy manuscript, a full-page circular diagram is shown representing Dante’s depiction of…

Map of the Inferno

Included in the Codex Altonensis, this diagram functions as a map of Dante’s passage through hell. Flanked by images of Dante and Virgil entering and…

A beautiful example of a portolan chart atlas from the 14th century by Pietro Vesconte highlights the importance of coastal cities in the exploration…

This striking specimen, commissioned for Charles V of France (r. 1364-1380) and probably made by Majorcan Cresques Abraham, is a unique hybrid of…