La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: George Cochrane’s Color Library
George wanted to create a new edition that recalled many of the things that were visible in the time of Dante: every move the artist made was a careful choice.
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La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript & The Comics
“That connection of handwriting, telling a story in sequence, where you use words and pictures to tell a story, is a very strong connection.”
La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: The Artist as Scribe
The way Dante’s work first appeared was in manuscripts, so handwriting is a part of the way that his poem had first appeared.
La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: On the Shoulders of Giants
As George works tirelessly to complete his new Divine Comedy, he always looks to 700 years of Art inspired by Dante.
La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: A Monk in New York
“My daily routine was modeled on the Medieval monks’: I have kept to a rigid schedule, waking before dawn to scribe my manuscript pages. Each page took me about 1.5 hours to complete. I would write, every single day for months, as many lines as I could complete before going to work.”
La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript: George Cochrane Meets Dante
Like many love stories, artist George Cochrane’s is about overcoming impossible odds.
La Divina Commedia by George Cochrane
Dante’s Reimagined Divine Comedy Bursts Forth from the Pen of Artist George Cochrane. Information on Prices and on the Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign.
An Interview With the Divine Comedy of Alfonso of Aragon
The Divine Comedy of Alfonso of Aragon witnessed the Italian Renaissance, the Spanish Inquisition, and lived in the library of a prominent English book collector of the 19th century. We could not miss the opportunity to ask some questions!
A Journey Through the Underworld in Forty-nine Illuminations
Not only does this splendidly decorated manuscript contain forty-nine illuminations created under the guidance of Pacino di Bonaguida. It also features commentaries by illustrious contemporary intellectuals, among which is a poem attributed to Boccaccio. Scroll down to see the video!
Offiziolo by Francesco da Barberino – A Recovered Treasure
Francesco’s Offiziolo is one of the earliest evidence of the fortune of Dante’s Divina Commedia in that it refers to the work at its early stages when it was still being written. Want to know more? Read on!