Giovanni Boccaccio - Vincenzo Bagli - Boccaccio - De mulieribus claris. L'opera de misser Giovanni Boccacio de mulieribus claris - 1506
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Boccaccio – De mulieribus claris. L'opera de misser Giovanni Boccacio de mulieribus claris, the first Italian translation of 1506, in a parchment binding, published by Giovanni Tacuino in Venice, 300 pages in a single Roman type with 28 lines per page, sheet size 21.5 x 15.5 cm, in very good condition.
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The First Book About the Famous Women - Boccaccio - First Italian Translation from 1506
Author
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Title
On Famous Women
The work of Master Giovanni Boccaccio on famous women.
Drucker
Giovanni Tacuino, Venice, March 6, 1506
Description
Rare edition of Boccaccio's significant work on the famous women in history.
First Italian translation by Vincenzo Bagli in a richly illustrated Venetian print.
The illustrations depict full-body portraits of famous historical and mythological women, ranging from Eve, through Giovanna of Jerusalem and Cleopatra, to the Pope Joan. The work was written by Boccaccio around 1360, revised and expanded multiple times, and was first published in 1374. For each depicted figure, the text provides a biography of the respective lady, similar to Plutarch's 'Lives of Illustrious Men,' whose gender counterpart this work represents.
Equipment
Single-column Roman type with 28 lines. At the beginning of the poem, there is a large figural initial 'N', depicting Leda with the swan. In total, there are 104 large woodcut prints, some of which are repeated.
Sheet dimensions: 20.5 x 14.5 cm; printing area: 15.5 x 10 cm.
Collation
150 (out of 152) pages are not numbered. The two sheets A1 (title) and A5 (preface) are missing.
The poem is complete in text and image.
Legal formula: A1-6; B-T8; V4.
cover
19th-century parchment binding. Book block with three sides and sprinkled red edges. Very good condition. Cover slightly stained. The book block and binding are firm and stable.
Quarter format: 21.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm.
state
Very good condition. Clean copy. Partially foxed and finger-stained in the wide margins, very clean in the text area. The first leaf more heavily foxed. Some leaves slightly trimmed at the upper edge. Very neat copy.
Provenance
Old French private collection.
References
Literature: USTC 814731
Libraries: 24 copies documented in libraries.
We hereby confirm the originality and impeccable provenance of the offered post-incunable. It is free from third-party rights at the time of sale.
Information on shipping, customs, and export
The shipping costs include careful packaging of the items as well as insured shipping to the respective destination country.
For shipments outside the EU with a purchase price of currently 1,000 EURO or more (as of 2023), customs documents must be requested. We handle this service for the buyer. The associated costs of 60 EURO are already included in the displayed shipping costs. The customs authorities' processing time takes approximately 2-3 days.
Seller's Story
Antiquities from over five centuries
We are passionate collectors and traders with over 20 years of experience.
Be enchanted by incunabula as well as by rare and valuable prints.
We take you on a journey through the ages, from the beginnings of book printing in the 15th century, through selected works of the Renaissance in the 16th century, to interesting classics of the 17th and 18th centuries.
We examine our objects to the best of our knowledge and conscience for authenticity and genuineness. We guarantee their originality and authenticity according to the information provided in our descriptions. We always see technically constructive feedback as a positive suggestion, not as criticism.
We explain for all our objects the lawful acquisition and freedom of rights against third parties.
Translated by Google TranslateThe First Book About the Famous Women - Boccaccio - First Italian Translation from 1506
Author
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Title
On Famous Women
The work of Master Giovanni Boccaccio on famous women.
Drucker
Giovanni Tacuino, Venice, March 6, 1506
Description
Rare edition of Boccaccio's significant work on the famous women in history.
First Italian translation by Vincenzo Bagli in a richly illustrated Venetian print.
The illustrations depict full-body portraits of famous historical and mythological women, ranging from Eve, through Giovanna of Jerusalem and Cleopatra, to the Pope Joan. The work was written by Boccaccio around 1360, revised and expanded multiple times, and was first published in 1374. For each depicted figure, the text provides a biography of the respective lady, similar to Plutarch's 'Lives of Illustrious Men,' whose gender counterpart this work represents.
Equipment
Single-column Roman type with 28 lines. At the beginning of the poem, there is a large figural initial 'N', depicting Leda with the swan. In total, there are 104 large woodcut prints, some of which are repeated.
Sheet dimensions: 20.5 x 14.5 cm; printing area: 15.5 x 10 cm.
Collation
150 (out of 152) pages are not numbered. The two sheets A1 (title) and A5 (preface) are missing.
The poem is complete in text and image.
Legal formula: A1-6; B-T8; V4.
cover
19th-century parchment binding. Book block with three sides and sprinkled red edges. Very good condition. Cover slightly stained. The book block and binding are firm and stable.
Quarter format: 21.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm.
state
Very good condition. Clean copy. Partially foxed and finger-stained in the wide margins, very clean in the text area. The first leaf more heavily foxed. Some leaves slightly trimmed at the upper edge. Very neat copy.
Provenance
Old French private collection.
References
Literature: USTC 814731
Libraries: 24 copies documented in libraries.
We hereby confirm the originality and impeccable provenance of the offered post-incunable. It is free from third-party rights at the time of sale.
Information on shipping, customs, and export
The shipping costs include careful packaging of the items as well as insured shipping to the respective destination country.
For shipments outside the EU with a purchase price of currently 1,000 EURO or more (as of 2023), customs documents must be requested. We handle this service for the buyer. The associated costs of 60 EURO are already included in the displayed shipping costs. The customs authorities' processing time takes approximately 2-3 days.
Seller's Story
Antiquities from over five centuries
We are passionate collectors and traders with over 20 years of experience.
Be enchanted by incunabula as well as by rare and valuable prints.
We take you on a journey through the ages, from the beginnings of book printing in the 15th century, through selected works of the Renaissance in the 16th century, to interesting classics of the 17th and 18th centuries.
We examine our objects to the best of our knowledge and conscience for authenticity and genuineness. We guarantee their originality and authenticity according to the information provided in our descriptions. We always see technically constructive feedback as a positive suggestion, not as criticism.
We explain for all our objects the lawful acquisition and freedom of rights against third parties.
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Literature, Poetry
Book Title
Boccaccio - De mulieribus claris. L'opera de misser Giovanni Boccacio de mulieribus claris
Author/ Illustrator
Giovanni Boccaccio - Vincenzo Bagli
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1506
Height
21.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
15.5 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
No
Publisher
Giovanni Tacuino, Venedig
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
300
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