The British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
(http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16385)



Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
MIDWAY upon the journey of our life
我走过我们人生的一半旅程,

mi ritrovai per una selva oscura
I found myself within a forest dark,
却又步入一片幽暗的森林,

ché la diritta via era smarrita.
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
这是因为我迷失了正确的路径。

(INFERNO: Canto I, 1)