1556 Decameron Boccaccio Italian Black Death Bubonic Plague French Thibout RARE

BOCCACCIO, Giovanni

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“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.

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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
  • 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