Note 330 — VI DANTE AND ISLAM (As represented by “The Gospel of Barnabas”)
Reading edition
Dr. Parodi’s view would probably be like that of Gherardo de’ Rossi about the vision of Alberic, which he quotes on p. 163: that the Miradj “possa aver all’ Omero italiano suggerito l’ idea della Commedia come un pezzo di marmo potrebbe somministrare ad uno scultore l’ idea d’ una statua.”