Folio. 316 x 213mm. Contemporary limp vellum binding, manuscript titles on the spine and on the cover. [28], 392 leaves. [i.e. 396, four leaves unnumbered between 163 and 164], woodcut portrait of Dante within architectural oval frame on title-page and ninenty six woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut Initials and ornaments, Sessa cat and mouse device at end. Fine copy in his original binding.
Famous edition called "del Nasone" or "del Gran Naso" [of the big nose] because of the Dante portrait affixed to the title page. In addition to the extraordinary iconographic apparatus, the edition stands out for the rigor of the curatorship and the richness of the comments: the curator Francesco Sansovino had the merit of adding the commentary by Alessandro Vellutello.