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51-2094Londres i.e. Paris: Pierre Prault: 1757-1761. 5 volumes bound in blue quarter smooth morocco demi chagrin and marbled boards and endpapers; spine lettered and decorated in gilt. 8vo. 13 x 21 cm. Printed on Dutch laid paper Hollande. A high point of 18th Century book illustration. Cohen p.70; Brunet I p.1007. The imprint is false actually published in Paris by Pierre Prault. Text in French using the same illustrations as the Itlalian text version of the same year. Illustrated throughout with engravings after Gravelot Boucher Cochin and Eisen engraved by Aliamet Baquoy Flipart Legrand Lemire Lempereur and others; including a portrait of Boccaccio by Gravelot; chapter heads vignettes; 110 plates collated 22 per volume most with tissue guards. Leather discolored; wear to spine ends edges and corners; boards rubbed; remnant of book plate front pastedowns; occasional light to moderate foxing even tanning of text pages but plates very clean with a small number in light pencil in upper leading corners of wide margins; occasional light to moderate offset to text pages from vignettes chapter heads. Binding is tight.Ouvrage composé d'un portrait de 5 frontispices 110 gravures et 97 culs de lampe par Gravelot Boucher et Eisen. Londres (i.e., Paris: Pierre Prault): 1757-1761. hardcover
1552184537Venetia: V. Valgrisio 1552. Leather bound. Fair heavy wear to leather boards with sections worn off. Expected age toning to pages but text is otherwise clear and binding is fairly tight. Bound in brown leather boards; five raised bands and gilt tooling on spine; all edge red tinted; red and blue marble illustrated end papers; bw illustrated title page; 10 487 10 pp. The rear of the book contains a separate section titled "Vocabolario Generale di Tutte le Voci Vsate dal Boccaccio." which is 67 pp. Text in Italian. "La vita di m. Giovan Boccaccio descritta da m. Francesco Sansovino": p. 1-6. V. Valgrisio hardcover
1558181567In Vinegia : Appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari 1558. New Edition. Hardback. Finely re-bound in modern 1/2 vellum over marble boards with a paper label to spine. Taped repairs to top left-hand corner of pages throughout. Minor scattered foxing. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 107 pages; Description: 107p. 16cm. Subjects: Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375 --Italian drama --14th century. Publisher's device to title page. Decorative headings and historiated initials to dedication prologue and beginning of each act. Language: Italian. In Vinegia : Appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari hardcover
1496511813: Vitarelli Venezia. Finely bound 19th century Venetian printing of Boccaccio’s masterpiece. 12mo five volumes bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles all edges gilt ribbons bound in illustrated with engravings engraved frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio to Vol. I folding plate to Vols. I II and III. In very good condition. Ownership inscription to each volume. A very elegant set. Giovanni Boccaccio’s Il Decameron composed between 1348 and 1353 in the shadow of the Black Death stands as a seminal work in the development of European prose fiction and a pivotal text in the emergence of Renaissance humanism. Structured around a frame narrative in which ten young Florentines—seven women and three men—withdraw from plague-stricken Florence to a secluded villa in the countryside the work offers one hundred tales that traverse the full spectrum of human experience. In both form and content Il Decameron marks a decisive departure from the didacticism of medieval literature privileging instead a literary ethos grounded in observation wit and psychological nuance. Boccaccio’s elevation of the vernacular Tuscan dialect helped to standardize Italian as a literary language aligning his prose with the aspirations of civic humanism and placing him in dialogue with figures such as Dante and Petrarch. Vitarelli unknown
19544798Verona: Officina Bodoni 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Printer/publisher Hans Mardersteig's copy with his bookplate on the inside endpaper. Fine copy in leather-edged slipcase with marbled boards matching the endpapers. One of 125 copies on Rives. Lovely book. <br/><br/> Officina Bodoni hardcover
1935313189Oxford: Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell 1935. No. 132 of 325 copies. The text for this edition is from Isaac Jaggard's English translation of 1620. The illustrations are from a 1492 edition published in Venice by the De Gregorii brothers. 4to. Three quarters blue morocco and cloth sides t.e.g. rest uncut. Minor fading to spine else fine. No. 132 of 325 copies. The text for this edition is from Isaac Jaggard's English translation of 1620. The illustrations are from a 1492 edition published in Venice by the De Gregorii brothers. 4to. A handsomely bound copy of this modern fine press edition of the Decameron. Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell unknown
FMM2516Munchen: Georg Muller und Hans von Weber 5 volumes; Essentially a fine facsimile of the 1757 edition; Von der Hundertausgave ist dieses Exemplar Nr. XLIV; Fine bindings by Carl Sonntag Leipsig; Polished maroon Morocco gilt spine title on green label heavy gilt spine decoration gilt borders to covers top edges gilt illustrations reproduced from the 1757 edition & red satin bookmarks; A near fine set. 247 188 252 238 & 227 pages. Size: 5"x8". Hardcover. Illus. by Gravelot Boucher & Eisen der Ausgabe. Georg Muller und Hans von Weber Hardcover
175759577E-176: Londra. Very Good. 1757. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Londra ma Parigi; possibly printed by Prault in Paris. 1757. 5 volumes. Xi 292 271 195 261 247 pages. Engraved title pages. Illustrated with tailpieces plates by Gravelot and Lemperer. Text in Italian. Slipcased in red cloth with spine label present to the top of the slipcase. Bound in 3/4 red leather with marble paper covered cloth with gilt and black band titles and gilt decoration present to the spines. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. Small m inked to the last page of the last volume. Several pages throughout the text are torn at the margins and repaired. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Boccaccio is Gravelot's masterpiece so much he excels in gallant subjects and animated scenes. As for his spiritual cul-de-lamp they are in the hands of a master ornamentalist. The figures in first tests of a much higher rendering are the peculiarity of the edition in Italian; two of them have been replaced in the French edition. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book No. 15: "French collectors always have a preference for the Decameron in their own language but the earlier Italian text has better impressions of the illustrations". E-176; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Londra hardcover
175757363EB: Londra. Very Good. 1757. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Londra ma Parigi; possibly printed by Prault in Paris. 1757. 5 volumes. Xi 292 271 195 261 247 pages. Engraved title pages. Illustrated with tailpieces plates by Gravelot and Lemperer. Text in Italian. Slipcased in red cloth with spine label present to the top of the slipcase. Bound in 3/4 red leather with marble paper covered cloth with gilt and black band titles and gilt decoration present to the spines. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Several pages throughout the text are torn at the margins and repaired. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Boccaccio is Gravelot's masterpiece so much he excels in gallant subjects and animated scenes. As for his spiritual cul-de-lamp they are in the hands of a master ornamentalist. The figures in first tests of a much higher rendering are the peculiarity of the edition in Italian; two of them have been replaced in the French edition. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book No. 15: "French collectors always have a preference for the Decameron in their own language but the earlier Italian text has better impressions of the illustrations". Hubert-François Bourguignon commonly known as Gravelot 26 March 1699 20 April 1773 was a French engraver a famous book illustrator designer and drawing-master. Born in Paris he emigrated to London in 1732 where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design which was disseminated from London in this period through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Londra hardcover
14769New York: Blue Ribbon Books. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - . Copyright date 1931; no publication date cited. -- with a bonus offer-- . Blue Ribbon Books hardcover
152011556Jehan & Gourmont o. J. 1520 1520. priv. Einband . 4°.117s-. fachmännisch Restauriert einige Seiten mit geringem Textverlust sonst in gutem Zustand AZB7LS4 HC Jehan & Gourmont, o. J., (1520), unknown
76533Club Internacional del Libro . Club Internacional del Libro unknown
121101Moscow Kushnerev 1891-92. . 2 vols 8vo 24.8 x 17 cm; contemporary Russian bookseller's label to upper pastedown of Vol. I; profusely illustrated exceptionally fresh; contemporary burgundy morocco-backed cloth spines gilt in compartments a fine set.<br /> First edition of the first complete Russian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron. Translated by Veselovsky a leading literary theorist and expert on Medieval Italian literature.<br /><br />In a handsome contemporary binding from the library of Albert McGill a wealthy industrialist and part of the influential British community in 19th century Russia. The first McGills in Moscow were most-likely Albert's grandfather Robert McGill and his brother David who emigrated from Paisley in the 1840s. The family is credited with starting the first mechanical and foundry works in Russia as well playing an important role in the country's cotton mill industry. Just like any other British Family living in the 19th century Moscow the McGill family was related by marriage to several other British families and Albert was no exception. His wife Eleonora McGill née Gibson was the daughter of Charles John Gibson or Karl Yakovlevich Gibson as he was known was director of the Nevsky Stearin Factory in Moscow which produced soap. The McGills donated the largest sum towards the construction of St Andrew's Anglican Church in Moscow which was completed in 1884.<br /> Moscow, Kushnerev, 1891-92. hardcover
1757016455Londra Paris. Five volumes. Full mottled calf with the spines divided into six compartments by gilt designs. Red title slips and volume slips in two of the compartments on each spine and a gilt decoration in the others. 8.25" by 5.25". Called by Ray "one of the masterpieces of the illustrated book." Superbly designed by Gravelot 89 of the 111 plates and all 97 tailpieces Eisen Cochin and Boucher. Italian text with its better impressions of the plates. Heads of spines of Volumes 1 and 4 with slight loss spines of Volumes 1 and 2 rubbed but very nice and very tight. Large margins dark impressions. Armorial bookplates of William Tennant of Aston Hall. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 1757. hardcover
19123011BB1912. München und Leipzig Georg Müller und Hans von Weber 1912-13. 8°. 264 252 188 238 227 Seiten. Orig. rotes Maroquin mit grünen Rückenschildchen reicher Rückenvergoldung Goldbordüre auf Deckeln Kopfgoldschnitt. Nicht bei Rodenberg. - Faksimile der berühmten Boccaccio-Ausgabe. "Von dieser Ausgabe wurden 100 Exemplare für die Mitglieder der Vereinigung 'Die Hundert' auf Velin von Van Gelder mit dem Hundertzeichen weitere 100 Exemplare auf gleichem Velin mit dem Wasserzeichen "Boccaccio" für die Luxusausgabe abegezogen." Vorliegendes Exemplar ist Nr. 42 der Luxusausgabe. - Rücken von Bd. 1 und Teil des hinteren Deckel etwas verblasst Kratzer auf Vorderedeckel von Bd. 4. unknown
158431320AB1584. Venetia Appresso I Gioliti 1584. 9.5 cm x 15.4 cm. 107 1 pages including illustrated titlepage with Giolito's printer mark and Giolito's stunning colophon of Phoenix rising from the ashes and the Motto: "Semper eadem" "Always the same". Hardcover in custom - made solanderbox. Recently rebound in half-leather with marbled paper-covered-boards. The bookblock in very good condition with some minor contemporary inkstains. Name of preowner "Exlibris Bernard Rielliae "Bernard Reilly" in contemporary ink 16th or 17th century entry. Small lesion to titlepage and first three pages only. Very faint faded dampstain to the outer margins of a few pages. This is one of the rare Giolito editions of Boccaccio's "L'Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta" in which the important italian publisher Gabriel Giolito added a two-page-dedication to the women of Citta di Casale. His dedication reads: to the Gentili et Valorose donne della Città di Casale di Monferrato Gentle and Valorous women of the city of Casale Monferrato. This early dedication to women conveyed what later became the normative terms of Giolitos advertising techniques. According to Giolito Lamorosa Fiammetta was ideal feminine reading since it narrated a womans amorous experiences" Source: Androniki Dialeti - "The Publisher Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari Female Readers and the Debate about Women in Sixteenth-Century Italy" Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta or The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta in English is a novel by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio probably written between 1343 and 1344. Written in the form of a first-person confessional monologue it describes the protagonist Fiammetta's passion for Panfilo a Florentine merchant and takes place in Naples. It has been characterised as the first psychological novel in Western literature. It consists of a prologue and nine chapters. Wikipedia Giovanni Boccaccio 16 June 1313 21 December 1375 was an Italian writer poet correspondent of Petrarch and an important Renaissance humanist. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works including The Decameron and On Famous Women. He wrote his imaginative literature mostly in the Italian vernacular as well as other works in Latin and is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from that of his contemporaries medieval writers who usually followed formulaic models for character and plot. Boccaccio grew up in Florence. His father worked for the Compagnia dei Bardi and in the 1320s married Margherita dei Mardoli who was of a well-to-do family. Boccaccio may have been tutored by Giovanni Mazzuoli and received from him an early introduction to the works of Dante. In 1326 his father was appointed head of a bank and moved with his family to Naples. Boccaccio was an apprentice at the bank but disliked the banking profession. He persuaded his father to let him study law at the Studium the present-day University of Naples where he studied canon law for the next six years. He also pursued his interest in scientific and literary studies. His father introduced him to the Neapolitan nobility and the French-influenced court of Robert the Wise the king of Naples in the 1330s. At this time he fell in love with a married daughter of the king who is portrayed as "Fiammetta" in many of Boccaccio's prose romances including Il Filocolo 1338. Boccaccio became a friend of fellow Florentine Niccolò Acciaioli and benefited from his influence as the administrator and perhaps the lover of Catherine of Valois-Courtenay widow of Philip I of Taranto. Acciaioli later became counselor to Queen Joanna I of Naples and eventually her Grand Seneschal. It seems that Boccaccio enjoyed law no more than banking but his studies allowed him the opportunity to study widely and make good contacts with fellow scholars. His early influences included Paolo da Perugia a curator and author of a collection of myths called the Collectiones humanists Barbato da Sulmona and Giovanni Barrili and theologian Dionigi di Borgo San Sepolcro. Wikipedia hardcover
1573047703Florence: Giunti 1573. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Later quarter calf front cover and free endpaper detached rear board just about detached. Mild dampstain over first 100 pages scattered foxing and browning but generally quite bright otherwise. Two small worm holes in gutter of final colophon leaf. Two portraits Boccaccio and an unidentified woman and lovely historiated initials throughout - a finely printed Giunti edition of Boccaccio's masterpiece. 32 580 1pp. Admas B2156 Brunet I 1002 note Pettas Giunti of Florence 496.<br /> <br /> The first of the famed Council of Trent editions - having been unable to ban a book as widespread and beloved as The Decameron it was censured in 1564 the council of Trent instead removed all mention of priests clergy and the Church from the work while leaving all the erotic bits that would have been too easily missed. Marketed as a "correction" of earlier supposedly erroneous editions. Provenance: Kimbolton Castle copy with case/shelf ticket inside front cover.<br /> <br /> Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 047703. Giunti hardcover
1597<p>Boccaccio. Decameron. Translated into French Vatican Decameron. Vatican Vatican Apostolic Library MS Pal. lat. 1989. Egeria S.L. 2006. Facsimile of Giovanni Boccaccio's manuscript translated into French. The 656 pages contain over one hundred miniatures by the Master of the Cité des Dames. Full leather binding with gold titles and decorations. Without the two volumes of commentary and translation of the work into Italian. Limited and numbered edition of 2990 copies. Excellent condition.</p> Egeria S.L. hardcover
2503SB005<p>Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana. Egeria. Madrid. 2006.</p>_x000d_<p>De 305x24 cm. Com ii 327 vii fólios. Encadernação editorial inteira de pele sobre pastas de madeira com belos rótulos e estampagens a ouro acondicionada numa caixa editorial forrada em tecido acetinado. Cortes das folhas pintados de castanho.</p>_x000d_<p>Profusamente ilustrado com um ciclo de cem belíssimas iluminuras ricamente decoradas a ouro. Criadas pelo Mestre da <em>Cité des Dames</em> estas imagens revelam uma impressionante diversidade narrativa retratando figuras da nobreza eruditos religiosos reis e ladrões imersos em ambientes vibrantes com detalhadas representações da arquitetura gótica. Inclui também a reprodução de iniciais ornamentadas e de belos florões.</p>_x000d_<p>Exemplar n.º 649 de uma tiragem de 2900 assinado pelos editores e autenticado pelo notário José Manuel Senante Romero do Notário de Madrid que declara que a edição foi feita em exclusivo para ser comercializada pelo Club Internacional del Libro.</p>_x000d_<p>Edição fac-similada muito luxuosa e limitada do Codex Palatinus Latinus 1989 cujo único exemplar se conserva na Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana. A reprodução do documento original é feita com o máximo detalhe possível atendendo ao formato e às cores. Foram publicados também dois volumes complementares um com a tradução integral para espanhol e outro com uma coletânea de estudos sobre a obra não presentes neste exemplar. Vale notar que estes foram traduzidos publicados e distribuídos também em português pela «Ediclube» Lisboa 2007.</p>_x000d_<p>O <em>Decameron Vaticano</em> é uma das mais notáveis joias da arte e literatura francesas representando a primeira tradução francesa do célebre <em>Decameron</em> de Giovanni Boccaccio realizada por Laurent de Premierfait entre 1411 e 1414 a partir de uma versão latina. Este magnífico manuscrito iluminado datado de 1414 terá sido originalmente propriedade dos Duques da Borgonha possivelmente oferecido por Jean de Berry um dos mais importantes bibliófilos da época. O códice distingue-se por ilustrar pela primeira vez cada uma das novelas do Decameron com as iluminuras descritas acima.</p>_x000d_<p>A obra de Boccaccio escrita em meados do século XIV é constituída pelos contos narrados num grupo de sete mulheres e três homens que fugindo da peste que assolava Florença em 1348 se refugiam no campo e passam o tempo a contar histórias que retratam com realismo e ironia a sociedade da época. Esta coleção de cem novelas tornou-se um marco da literatura mundial.</p>_x000d_<p>Giovanni Boccaccio 13131375 foi um escritor poeta e humanista italiano considerado um dos precursores do Renascimento. Nascido em Certaldo ou Florença destacou-se pela sua obra-prima Decameron influenciando profundamente a literatura europeia. Amigo de Petrarca Boccaccio contribuiu para a valorização dos clássicos e da língua italiana sendo especialmente lembrado pelo seu estudo da obra de Dante Alighieri. Além da sua produção literária dedicou-se ao estudo da Antiguidade e à preservação do legado cultural greco-romano tornando-se uma figura central no Humanismo.</p>_x000d_<p>Laurent de Premierfait c. 13601370 1418 foi um humanista poeta e tradutor francês reconhecido por introduzir obras clássicas na França medieval. Natural de Prémierfait uma aldeia próxima de Troyes estudou em Paris e serviu como secretário do cardeal Amédée de Saluces na corte papal de Avinhão. Destacou-se pelas traduções de textos de autores como Cícero e Boccaccio. As suas traduções encomendadas por figuras aristocráticas como Jean de Berry foram fundamentais para a disseminação da literatura clássica e humanista em França. Laurent faleceu em Paris em 1418 possivelmente vítima de uma epidemia ou durante a invasão da cidade pelos borgonheses.</p>_x000d_<p>O Mestre da Cité des Dames fl. 1400 fl. 1415 foi um iluminador anónimo ativo em Paris entre 1400 e 1415 conhecido por colaborar com Christine de Pizan na decoração de manuscritos. O seu nome deriva das ilustrações que criou para «La Cité des Dames» obra de Christine. Trabalhou em parceria com artistas como Jacquemart de Hesdin e o Mestre de Boucicaut destacando-se pela atenção aos detalhes da vida quotidiana e pela representação realista da arquitetura gótica. Além dos manuscritos de Christine de Pizan ilustrou obras como a «Bible historiale» de Jean de Berry e a primeira tradução francesa do «Decameron» de Boccaccio.</p>_x000d_<p>EN 30.5x24 cm. ii 327 vii folios. Publisher's binding in full leather over wooden boards with beautiful labels and gilt embossing packed in a publisher's box lined with satin fabric. Brown edges.</p>_x000d_<p>Profusely illustrated with a cycle of one hundred beautiful illuminations richly decorated in gold. Created by Maitre de la Cité des Dames these images reveal an impressive diversity of narrative portraying figures of nobility scholars churchmen kings and thieves immersed in vibrant environments with detailed representations of Gothic architecture. It also includes the reproduction of decorated initials and beautiful <em>fleurons</em>.</p>_x000d_<p>Copy no. 649 of a print run of 2900 signed by the publishers and authenticated by notary José Manuel Senante Romero of the Notary of Madrid who declares that the edition was made exclusively to be commercialised by the Club Internacional del Libro.</p>_x000d_<p>A very luxurious and limited facsimile edition of the Codex Palatinus Latinus 1989 the only copy of which is kept in the Vatican Apostolic Library. The original document has been reproduced in as much detail as possible taking into account the format and colours. Two complementary volumes have also been published one with the full translation into Spanish and the other with a collection of studies on the work which are not present in this copy. It is worth noting that these have also been translated published and distributed in Portuguese by "Ediclube" Lisbon 2007.</p>_x000d_<p>The <em>Decameron Vaticano</em> is one of the most remarkable jewels of French art and literature representing the first French translation of the famous <em>Decameron</em> by Giovanni Boccaccio made by Laurent de Premierfait between 1411 and 1414 from a Latin version. This magnificent illuminated manuscript dated 1414 was originally the property of the Dukes of Burgundy possibly given to them by Jean de Berry one of the most important bibliophiles of the time. The codex stands out for illustrating each of the Decameron's novellas for the first time with the illuminations described above.</p>_x000d_<p>Boccaccio's work written in the middle of the 14th century is made up of tales told by a group of seven women and three men who fleeing the plague ravaging Florence in 1348 take refuge in the countryside and spend their time telling stories that portray the society of the time with realism and irony. This collection of one hundred novellas has become a landmark in world literature.</p>_x000d_<p>Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375 was an Italian writer poet and humanist considered one of the forerunners of the Renaissance. Born in Certaldo or Florence he stood out for his masterpiece Decameron which profoundly influenced European literature. A friend of Petrarch Boccaccio contributed to the valorisation of the classics and the Italian language and is especially remembered for his study of the work of Dante Alighieri. In addition to his literary output he dedicated himself to the study of antiquity and the preservation of the Greco-Roman cultural legacy becoming a central figure in Humanism.</p>_x000d_<p>Laurent de Premierfait c. 1360-1370 - 1418 was a French humanist poet and translator recognised for introducing classical works to medieval France. Born in Prémierfait a village near Troyes he studied in Paris and served as secretary to Cardinal Amédée de Saluces at the papal court in Avignon. He stood out for his translations of texts by authors such as Cicero and Boccaccio. His translations commissioned by aristocratic figures such as Jean de Berry were fundamental to the dissemination of classical and humanist literature in France. Laurent died in Paris in 1418 possibly from an epidemic or during the invasion of the city by the Burgundians.</p>_x000d_<p>Maitre de la Cité des Dames fl. 1400 - fl. 1415 was an anonymous illuminator active in Paris between 1400 and 1415 known for collaborating with Christine de Pizan on the decoration of manuscripts. His name derives from the illustrations he created for "La Cité des Dames" a work by Christine. He worked in partnership with artists such as Jacquemart de Hesdin and the Master de Boucicaut and stood out for his attention to the details of everyday life and his realistic depiction of Gothic architecture. As well as Christine de Pizan's manuscripts he illustrated works such as Jean de Berry's "Bible historiale" and the first French translation of Boccaccio's "Decameron".</p> M-10-B-35 hardcover
158233055-217Florence Filippo & Iacopo Giunti October 1582. Printer's woodcut device on title large historiated woodcut initials a different printer's device on last leaf. In Italics. 16 leaves 585 pp. 1 38 leaves. 4to c. 210 x 145 mm. 18th century half calf rep. Florence Filippo & Iacopo Giunti October 1582. An important edition of this classic of Italian literature by Giovanni Boccaccio 1331-1375. This literary ten-day odyssey became the emblem of creative expression in the Italian Renaissance about the human experience its nature and psyche. Boccaccio's epic is edited here by Leonardo Salviati 1540-1589 a Florentine nobleman who was a founder member of the Accademia della Crusca. Its avowed aim was to uphold the purity of the Tuscan language as it had been in the fourteenth century. The Accademia Florentina founded in 1540 was dedicated to the same purpose and Salviati was active in both bodies. In 1584 Salviati published his "Degli Avvertimenti della Lingua sopra il Decamerone" a detailed discussion about the language used by Boccaccio. In this edition of the Decameron Salviati returned to the old texts and dedicated the work to Jacopo Buoncompagni one of his patrons. The text includes many beautiful historiated initials. - A very well printed and rare edition. - Ind. Aur. 120.402; Adams B-2158; STC Italian 110; Brunet I 1002; Gamba Serie dei testi di lingua p. 59 no. 181. LITERATURE:ITALIAN ; EROTICA ; GRAPHIC ARTS:GIUNTA ; Florence, Filippo & Iacopo Giunti unknown
1803270497Milan: Societa Tipografica 1803. hardcover. very good. 4 volumes. Thick 8vo full tree calf ornately gilt spine and covers rubbed at extremities all edges gilt. Milan: Societa Tipographica 1803. Very good.<br/> <br/> Societa Tipografica unknown
1952698244 xii128 pages 23 woodcuts 1 facsimile title page limited edition no.188 of 225 copies handmade paper tipped in bookplate for John Ryder Published by Editones Officinae Bodoni hardcover
17252091202133213132Tommaso Edlin 1725. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Tommaso Edlin paperback
1712574390Amsterdam; Cologne: George Gallet; Jacques Gaillard 1712. Hardcover. Very Good. Mixed two-volume set uniformly bound in near contemporary straight-grained light brown morocco with decorative blind stamping and gold tooled borders on the covers gilt spines also stamped in blind plain dark brown endpapers all edges gilt. Vol. 1 is the first edition printed in Amsterdam by George Gallet in 1697; Vol. 2 is the second edition printed in Cologne by Jacques Gaillard in 1712. 12mos. Both volumes are in French. Vol. 1: 14 title page and avertissement 14 Table 366pp. illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate and in-text engravings preceding each of the novellas 1-44; Vol. 2: 427 12 Tablepp. illustrated with in-text engravings preceding each of the novellas 45-100. Note: The Table in vol. 1 includes a duplicate leaf signed 2. Both title pages are printed in red and black. Each volume has a contemporary engraved armorial bookplate and a later Italian bookseller’s ticket on the front pastedown. The spines and edges of the boards are rubbed and worn else a very good attractive set with Romeyn de Hooghe’s celebrated etchings in fine condition. George Gallet; Jacques Gaillard hardcover
1627177918Venice: Per il Valentini 1627. Hardcover. Poor sewing coming undone foxing and staining of vellum present marks on pastedown endpapers missing otherwise complete. Bound in vellum on board with 3 raised bands. Woodblock capitals and incidental designs. 20 leaves 247 leaves. "Of the geneology of the gods." Binding copy. Fifteen books dealing with "all the gods of the gentiles" along with the life of Giovanni Boccaccio. Per il Valentini hardcover
