▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁less ons : ▁the ▁less ons ▁that ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁tut ors ▁R ivo ire ▁and ▁Gu arn ieri , ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁and ▁Arn hem . ▁She ▁tells ▁in ▁her ▁book ▁that ▁Marie ▁R ivo ire ▁made ▁the ▁works ▁trust ed ▁to ▁her . ▁Just ine ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁R ivo ire ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁D ante , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁Vir g il , ▁through ▁the ▁real ms ▁of ▁the ▁after life ▁of ▁The ▁divine ▁Com edy . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁conce ive ▁that ▁Gu arn ieri , ▁who ▁knew ▁her ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁years ▁( and ▁sent ▁her ▁D ante ▁post cards ▁from ▁Italy ) ▁has ▁not ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁knowledge ▁Just ine ▁acquired . ▁Gu arn ieri ▁( in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁founded ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁Amsterdam , ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁The ▁H ague ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁' So ci età ▁D ante ▁Al igh ieri '. ▁In ▁fact , ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁both ▁persons ▁might ▁have ▁helped ▁her ▁getting ▁( fur ther ) ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁D ante ' s ▁en ig m atic ▁cre ations ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Just ine , ▁thirty - four ▁years ▁old , ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁publish ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁world ▁of ▁D ante