Here, finally, the upper half of Lucifer emerges from the frozen lake. We are at the Judecca, reserved for traitors against religious and political authority. The demon Lucifer has three faces, colored red, black, and…
From blazing flames to ice, our journey beside Dante and Virgil continues in the ninth circle of the Inferno! The two poets have arrived at Antenora, where traitors to family or country are punished. Here…
We have mentioned the marvelous physical appearance of the Dante Urbinate but here we will focus on one aspect of its physical make-up: the parchment. The parchment of the Dante Urbinate is likely made of…
As we go deeper into Dante’s Inferno, we are now at the eighth bolgia in the eighth circle of Hell, where those who gave false or corrupt advice are punished. As Dante and Virgil cross…
The Dante Urbinate is an extraordinary manuscript, by any measure. Our journey through its pages is a perfect way to analyze the illustrations and the iconography in the manuscript, bringing light to some of the…