Record Number: 30793
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Round by San Vitale and Galla Placidia's tomb — such a dark beautiful blue in the morning light and home to the hotel where we met Mr Hogarth who took us to the Library and showed us the only Aristophanes MS in the world, of the 10th cent, and a Dante said to have been written by [Dante's son] Pietro which I opened and read "Sieda [sic] la terra dove nata fui." Guido de Polenta's house is just opposite Dante's tomb.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:16 Apr 1896
Country:Italy
Timemorning
Place:city: Ravenna
specific address: unspecified library
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Jul 1868
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Oxford graduate, language student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:La Divina Commedia (Canto V)
Genre:History, Poetry, Politics
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:30793
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk,
Additional Information:
Diary entry, 16 April 1896, Venice, http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1653
Citation:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk,, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30793, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None