Author: Giovanni Boccaccio; Filippo Villani
Title: IL Decamerone Di M. Giovanni Boccaccio
Description: Londra, Not Stated, 1802. Leather. An Italian edition of the important work of Boccaccio, including a life of the author. Complete in four volumes.In the original Italian.'The Decameron' is a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, spilt into one-hundred tales. Since its first publication in the fourteenth century, this has became one of the most important and influential pieces of European literature. The tales are told from the point of view of ten young men and women, hiding in a villa outside Florence, trying to escape the Black Death. It is thought that Boccaccio conceived of the idea after the 1348 epidemic.Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer and poet, an important figure during the Renaissance. He is best known for this influential work, which provided an essential element in the literary tradition of Italy. He wrote the work between 1349 and 1352, revising the text from 1370 to 1371.Including a life of Boccaccio by Filippo Villani to Volume I.Glossary to Volume IV. In a full calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Volume IV is lacking one of the spine labels. Spines are faded. Loss to the tail of the joints of Volume II. Loss to the head and tail of the joints of Volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Ink inscription to the dedication leaf of Volume I. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
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Title: IL Decamerone Di M. Giovanni Boccaccio
Description: Londra, Not Stated, 1802. Leather. An Italian edition of the important work of Boccaccio, including a life of the author. Complete in four volumes.In the original Italian.'The Decameron' is a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, spilt into one-hundred tales. Since its first publication in the fourteenth century, this has became one of the most important and influential pieces of European literature. The tales are told from the point of view of ten young men and women, hiding in a villa outside Florence, trying to escape the Black Death. It is thought that Boccaccio conceived of the idea after the 1348 epidemic.Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer and poet, an important figure during the Renaissance. He is best known for this influential work, which provided an essential element in the literary tradition of Italy. He wrote the work between 1349 and 1352, revising the text from 1370 to 1371.Including a life of Boccaccio by Filippo Villani to Volume I.Glossary to Volume IV. In a full calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Volume IV is lacking one of the spine labels. Spines are faded. Loss to the tail of the joints of Volume II. Loss to the head and tail of the joints of Volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Ink inscription to the dedication leaf of Volume I. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
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Price: GBP 170.00 = appr. US$ 242.76 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 906P7
- Book number: 906P7
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