Dante Scholars in Oxford
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Dante Scholars in Oxford
The Taylor Institution Library holds several copies of the “Oxford Dante,” some of which belonged to Edward Moore and bear his autograph notes (the notes mostly relate to typographical errors to be corrected in further editions of the volume). Likewise, some of these volumes owned by Moore contain various loose sheets with further corrections, and other notes relating to Dante and his works and to the Oxford Dante Society: the exhibition shows a drawing of the Saint Séverin Church in Paris and a list of passages to be discussed during a meeting of the Oxford Dante Society in 1906.
The indices of the “Oxford Dante” were prepared by Paget Toynbee, the celebrated Oxonian Dante scholar who would make considerable contributions to the collections of Oxford libraries in the form of modern and antique books, some of which are part of this exhibition (indeed their shelfmark is Toynbee). Among the many excellent works by Toynbee, the exhibition shows a copy of his Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante (Oxford University Press, 1897), which also contains an index of the first lines of the Canzoniere. This copy was owned by Moore.
The indices of the “Oxford Dante” were prepared by Paget Toynbee, the celebrated Oxonian Dante scholar who would make considerable contributions to the collections of Oxford libraries in the form of modern and antique books, some of which are part of this exhibition (indeed their shelfmark is Toynbee). Among the many excellent works by Toynbee, the exhibition shows a copy of his Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante (Oxford University Press, 1897), which also contains an index of the first lines of the Canzoniere. This copy was owned by Moore.