1556 Decameron Boccaccio Italian Black Death Bubonic Plague French Thibout RARE
“Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.”
― Giovanni Boccaccio
‘The Decameron’ is one of the most famous novels of the 14th-century. Written by humanist author Giovanni Boccaccio, ‘Decameron’ is a collection of short stories and tales told by a group of friends who are seeking to escape the Black Death in Florence, Italy. The stories cover a wide variety of topics including jokes and humor, erotic love, tragedy, adventures, and folk and mythology tales.
This 1556 French edition was published in Paris by Thibout and is considered to be a very rare 16th-century printing of Boccaccio.
1556 Decameron Boccaccio Italian Black Death Bubonic Plague French Thibout RARE
“Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.”
― Giovanni Boccaccio
‘The Decameron’ is one of the most famous novels of the 14th-century. Written by humanist author Giovanni Boccaccio, ‘Decameron’ is a collection of short stories and tales told by a group of friends who are seeking to escape the Black Death in Florence, Italy. The stories cover a wide variety of topics including jokes and humor, erotic love, tragedy, adventures, and folk and mythology tales.
This 1556 French edition was published in Paris by Thibout and is considered to be a very rare 16th-century printing of Boccaccio.
Item number: #24385
Price: $995
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni
Le decameron de Missire Iean Boccace florentin
Paris: Guillaume Thibout, 1556.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [32], 352 numbered leaves
- Pagination errors expected
- Signatures: ã8 ~e8 a-z8 A-X8
- [32], 352 numbered leaves
- Language: French
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)
- Very rare and desirable
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24385
Categories
Literature
European History
Authors
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
French
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete