An edition of Decamerone (1516)

The decameron

containing an hundred pleasant nouels : wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen

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An edition of Decamerone (1516)

The decameron

containing an hundred pleasant nouels : wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen

  • 4.00 ·
  • 10 Ratings
  • 158 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 19 Have read

Decameron, collection of tales by Giovanni Boccaccio, probably composed between 1349 and 1353. The work is regarded as a masterpiece of classical Italian prose. While romantic in tone and form, it breaks from medieval sensibility in its insistence on the human ability to overcome, even exploit, fortune.

The Decameron comprises a group of stories united by a frame story. As the frame narrative opens, 10 young people (seven women and three men) flee plague-stricken Florence to a delightful villa in nearby Fiesole. Each member of the party rules for a day and sets stipulations for the daily tales to be told by all participants, resulting in a collection of 100 pieces. This storytelling occupies 10 days of a fortnight (the rest being set aside for personal adornment or for religious devotions); hence, the title of the book, Decameron, or “Ten Days’ Work.” Each day ends with a canzone (song), some of which represent Boccaccio’s finest poetry.
–Britannica

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Signatures: Aœ́ Bœ́(℗łB1) C-Vœ́ 2Aı́ 2B-2Nœ́, [A]þ́ [par.]-2[par.]þ́ 3[par.]℗ø B-2Zþ́ 3Aœ́

Pagination: [6], 127, 146-210, [2]; [14], 134, 137-187 [i.e. 188] leaves

Title page within ornamental border; head- and tailpieces; initials.

Translation sometimes attributed to John Florio.

"The first volume has a final errata leaf; the last leaf is blank. The second volume has a preliminary blank leaf and title page reading "The decameron .. The last fiue dayes."--Cf. ESTC

The last two leaves of vol. 2 are numbered 177, 187.

Vol. 1, B ́is a cancel with recto catchword "and". Variant: with cancellandum B,́ recto catchword "then."

Entered to W. Jaggard 22 March [1620].

ESTC S106639

STC (2nd ed.) 3172

Pforzheimer, 71

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Charles Lewis in umber morocco panelled and tooled in gilt with the armorial super-ex-libris of Francis Darby on both covers. The spine is panelled and gilt with floral tools and two leather labels. The leather bookplate of Harold Murdock is present on the front pastedown. The final blank leaf of vol. 1 and the initial blank leaf of vol. 2 are both wanting.

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PQ4272.E5 A3 1620

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2 v. in 1 :

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