Dante Map

Title

Dante Map

Name

Hensman, Mary E[lizabeth]. [née Bromley] (1877-)

John Williams

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Description

I have found the little map which I now publish useful in my study of Dante, and when following his traces in Italy. “Amor me mosse che mi fa parlare.” Anything done in love for Dante, and to clear the way to a fuller knowledge of his works, is its own reward. I have marked on the map those places only which (1) are named in the poet’s writings, or (2) which are supposed to have been visited by him in his exile. These last—which include, of course, many of the former—are distinguished by being printed in a different type, and have been not any reference affixed to them in the Index. To have done more than this would have crowded the map, and made it of a size in- convenient for travellers, and led to confusion.
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To have inserted, as suggested, the ancient names of some of the places marked would have given the map a confused and crowded look, and I desire it should be simple and clear. No quotations from the poet are given, as a lover of Dante will not be likely to travel in his land without taking at least the “Commedia” with him, and it is desirable to keep the map small and portable in size.

My best thanks are due to Sir Frederick Pollock, Mr. J. S. Black (of Edinburgh), Mr. Bryce, Dr. Moore, and Mr. Wicksteed for most valuable help and suggestions; also to Mr. Ashbee for his aid in the colouring of the map. Encouragement has come to me from the “bel paese” itself through the valuable assistance of Count Ugo Balzani and “l’accoglienza onesta e lieta” of Signor Bonghi. Finally, I give hearty thanks to the many kind subscribers, through whose aid alone I have been able to realise at last a long-cherished idea.

To the Friend and Teacher who first introduced me to the Great Poet, and led me through the “Divina Commedia,” I gratefully dedicate the little map, and, not unconscious of its failures and shortcomings, submit it to the students of
Dante as a small help to them in their studies.

Type of resource

Book

content

Map (55 x 87cm), printed by the Guild of handicraft from the drawing of John Williams.

The work was subsidised by paying subscribers.

Charles R. Ashbee, architect and designer

Maltz, D. (2011). LIVING BY DESIGN: C. R. ASHBEE’S GUILD OF HANDICRAFT AND TWO ENGLISH TOLSTOYAN COMMUNITIES, 1897-1907. Victorian Literature and Culture, 39(2), 409–426. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41307874

The Guild and School of Handicraft

Language

English

Publisher

D. Nutt

Place of Publication

London

Date of Publication

1892

Era

1860–1899

Type of reception

Visual

Creative

Genre of reception

Adaptation (visual)

Number of volumes

1

Other editions

1894

Format

16mo

Physical Description

Physical description: 52 p. : col. map ; 52 x 85 cm printed by the Guild of handicraft ... from the drawing of John Williams.

Circulation: advertised in

Pall Mall Gazette - Saturday 10 October 1891
"Students of Dante will be interested to hear that a map of Italy is in preparation containing only such places as are mentioned by Dante in his works or were visited by him in his exile. The only letterpress will be the necessary references. Miss Mary Hensman, who is preparing the work, hopes to make it combine beauty of drawing and colour with accuracy. It will be produced by the Guild of Handicraft under the supervision of Mr C. R. Ashbee, and will be of a size convenient for travellers".

Reproduced in:
Barmouth & County Advertiser - 21 October 1891

Henley & South Oxford Standard - Saturday 24 October 1891

Chepstow Weekly Advertiser - Saturday 24 October 1891

Giornale Dantesco, 1891

Provenance: Public, Circulating or Subscription Libraries

The London Library

Current Holding Libraries

Britain
LSE Library
University of Cambridge Libraries
University of Oxford Libraries
British Library
University of Aberdeen Libraries
University of Birmingham Libraries
Bishop Grosseteste University
University of Bristol Libraries
Cardiff University Libraries
University of Edinburgh Libraries
University of Liverpool Library
University of Manchester Library
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Southampton Library

Italy
Biblioteca comunale Augusta - Perugia (PG)
Biblioteca di Casa Carducci - Bologna (BO)
Biblioteca di discipline umanistiche - Bologna (BO)
Biblioteca del Centro dantesco - Ravenna (RA)
Biblioteca comunale Classense - Ravenna (RA)
Biblioteca Marco Besso - Roma (RM)
Biblioteca della Società romana di storia patria - Roma (RM)

Ireland
National Library of Ireland

Other Libraries

Blickling Hall, NT Libraries, Running number: 455.

Provenance: manuscript initials of the author at foot of map: "M.H." [i.e. Mary Hensman].

Binding: nineteenth-century publisher's maroon buckram boards, with white lily device on upper board. For enquiries or access, please contact libraries@nationaltrust.org.uk