Excerpt from A Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante I am indebted for valuable assistance on special points to several Oxford friends, members of the Oxford Dante Society, among whom I may mention the Principal of St. Edmund Hall (rev. Dr. E. Moore), the Rector of Exeter College (rev. Dr. W. W. Jackson), the Regius Professor of Modern History (mr. F. York Powell, of Oriel College), the Quain Professor of English Litera ture at University College, London (mr. W. P. Ker, of All Souls' College), Mr. Edward Armstrong, of Queen's College, Dr. Charles L. Shadwell, of Oriel College, and Rev. H. F. Tozer, of Exeter College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.