MS. Holkham misc. 48

(formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 514)

Dante, Divine Comedy, in Italian
North Italy, Genoa(?); 14th cent., third quarter

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MS. Holkham misc. 48, pp. 57-112: Purgatorio
(Details of the lower parts of facing pages,
scanned from Bodleian filmstrip Roll 389.2)

Back to: pp. 1-54: Inferno Forward to: pp. 113-148: Paradiso	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 1 Small | Medium | Large p. 57 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto I. Virgil presents Dante, who is kneeling, to Cato; reeds; stars above.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 2 Small | Medium | Large p. 58 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto I. Virgil washes Dante's face; Virgil girds Dante with reeds.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 3 Small | Medium | Large p. 59 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto II. Dante and Virgil and a group of souls watch the angel pilot departing; Dante and Virgil talk to a group of souls.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 4 Small | Medium | Large p. 60 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto II. Virgil listens to Cato; Dante talks to Casella; souls.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 5 Small | Medium | Large p. 61 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto III. Dante and Virgil; the excommunicate descending the mountain.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 6 Small | Medium | Large p. 62 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto III. Dante, with Virgil, talks to Manfred, who is followed by other excommunicate.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 7 Small | Medium | Large p. 63 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto IV. Manfred leading a group of excommunicate; Dante and Virgil climb up the rocky ledge; Dante and Virgil seated on the ledge; stars.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 8 Small | Medium | Large p. 64 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto IV. Dante and Virgil with Belacqua; Dante and Virgil look back at a group of indolent.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 9 Small | Medium | Large p. 65 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto V. Dante and Virgil talk to two indolent; Dante and Virgil talk to Jacopo del Cassero among the late repentant. Small
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 10 Small | Medium | Large p. 66 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto V. Buonconte da Montefeltro and La Pia, among the late repentant, talk to Dante as Virgil stands aside; Dante flanked by two groups of late repentant; Virgil.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 11 Small | Medium | Large p. 67 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VI. Dante and Virgil conversing; Sordello seated; Dante observes Virgil embracing Sordello.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 12 Small | Medium | Large p. 68 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VI. Dante observes Sordello clasping Virgil's knees.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 13 Small | Medium | Large p. 69 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VII. Dante observes Sordello paying homage to Virgil.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 14 Small | Medium | Large p. 70 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VII. Sordello shows Dante and Virgil the pre-occupied rulers; angel above.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 15 Small | Medium | Large p. 71 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VIII. The pre-occupied rulers; angels above; Dante talks to Nino Visconti; Virgil and Sordello.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 16 Small | Medium | Large p. 72 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto VIII. Dante talks to Nino Visconti and Conrad Malaspina; Sordello shows Virgil the serpent, two angels above.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 17 Small | Medium | Large p. 73 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto IX. Two late repentant and Sodello; Virgil and Lucy; the eagle descending towards the sleeping Dante; Dante and Virgil seated.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 18 Small | Medium | Large p. 74 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto IX. Dante and Virgil before the angel seated in the Gate of Purgatory; the angel standing beside the open gate as Dante enters; Virgil in Purgatory.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 19 Small | Medium | Large p. 75 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto X. Dante and Virgil; Dante and Virgil look at three reliefs showing the Annunciation, the Ark of the covenant drawn by oxen, and Trajan and the widow.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 20 Small | Medium | Large p. 76 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto X. Dante and Virgil observe the proud.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 21 Small | Medium | Large p. 77 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XI. Dante and Virgil with Omberto Aldobrandeschi among the proud.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 22 Small | Medium | Large p. 78 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XI. Dante and Virgil with Oderisi and Provenzan Salvani among the proud.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 23 Small | Medium | Large p. 79 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XII. Dante and Virgil walk along the figured pavement showing Arachne, Lucifer, Rehoboam, and Saul.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 24 Small | Medium | Large p. 80 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XII. Dante and Virgil observe the angel of humility approaching; Dante and Virgil ascending.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 25 Small | Medium | Large p. 81 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIII. Dante and Virgil observe the envious; flying spirits.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 26 Small | Medium | Large p. 82 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIII. Dante and Virgil with Sapia among the envious.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 27 Small | Medium | Large p. 83 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIV. Dante and Virgil with Guido del Duca and Rinier da Calboli among the envious.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 28 Small | Medium | Large p. 84 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIV. Dante and Virgil with Guido del Duca and Rinier da Calboli among the envious.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 29 Small | Medium | Large p. 85 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XV. Dante and Virgil observe the angel of mercy approaching; Dante and Virgil ascending.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 30 Small | Medium | Large p. 86 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XV. Dante and Virgil conversing; Dante and Virgil ascending.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 31 Small | Medium | Large p. 87 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVI. Dante and Virgil with Marco Lombardo among the wrathful.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 32 Small | Medium | Large p. 88 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVI. Dante and Virgil listen to Marco Lombardo among the wrathful.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 33 Small | Medium | Large p. 89 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVII. Dante follows Virgil.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 34 Small | Medium | Large p. 90 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVII. Dante and Virgil before the angel of peace; Dante and Virgil ascending.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 35 Small | Medium | Large p. 91 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVIII. Dante and Virgil conversing.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 36 Small | Medium | Large p. 92 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XVIII. The slothful; Dante and Virgil look back at the Abbot of San Zeno and another slothful.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 37 Small | Medium | Large p. 93 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIX Virgil beside Dante, who is asleep; the holy lady exposes the siren.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 38 Small | Medium | Large p. 94 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIX. Dante and Virgil conversing; the angel of zeal.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 39 Small | Medium | Large p. 95 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XIX. Dante and Virgil with Adrian V among the avaricious and the prodigal.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 40 Small | Medium | Large p. 96 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XX. Dante and Virgil with Hugh Capet among the varicious and the prodigal.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 41 Small | Medium | Large p. 97 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXI. Kneeling souls; Statius speaks to Dante and Virgil.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 42 Small | Medium | Large p. 98 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXI. Dante beside Virgil, who talks to Statius.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 43 Small | Medium | Large p. 99 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXI. The angel of liberality departs; Statius pays homage to Vigil as Dante watches; Statius and Virgil conversing.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 44 Small | Medium | Large p. 100 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXII. Statius and Virgil conversing, Dante listens.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 45 Small | Medium | Large p. 101 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXII. Dante, Statius and Virgil observe the tree of the gluttonous.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 46 Small | Medium | Large p. 102 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXIII. Dante, followed by Statius and Virgil, talks to Forese Donati among the gluttonous.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 47 Small | Medium | Large p. 103 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXIII. Forese Donati shows Dante, Statius and Virgil the tree of the gluttonous; the gluttonous.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 48 Small | Medium | Large p. 104 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXIV. Bonagiunta (?); Dante, Statius, and Virgil observe Forese Donati run after the gluttonous.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 49 Small | Medium | Large p. 105 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXIV. The gluttonous around the tree; Dante, Statius, and Virgil meet the angel of temperance.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 50 Small | Medium | Large p. 106 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXV. Dante, Statius and Virgil conversing.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 51 Small | Medium | Large p. 107 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXI. Matilda plunges Dante into Lethe; the four virtues surround Dante, who is led by Matilda; the three virtues lead Dante to Beatrice, who stands beside the griffin.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 52 Small | Medium | Large p. 108 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXII. Statius, Beatrice, and Matilda observe the procession and the griffin pulling the car.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 53 Small | Medium | Large p. 109 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXII. The griffin tying the car to the tree; Matilda and Dante observe the fox on the car and the eagle swooping down; the seven virtues (?) holding the seven candlesticks; the head of God in the arc of Heaven.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 54 Small | Medium | Large p. 110 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXII. Dante observes the giant beating the whore, who is on the car with seven horned heads attached to it; Dante observes the giant pull the seven-horned-headed car with the whore on it.	© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 55 Small | Medium | Large p. 111 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXIII. Statius and Matilda follow Beatrice, who shows Dante the seven virtues; the seven virtues seated beside Lethe and Eunoe.
© Source: Roll 389.2 frame 56 Small | Medium | Large p. 112 (detail) Purgatorio, Canto XXXIII. Statius behind Dante, whom Matilda and Beatrice lead. Statius crosses Eunoe; Dante kneels before Matilda and Beatrice.	Back to: pp. 1-54: Inferno Forward to: pp. 113-148: Paradiso

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