An edition of Decamerone (1516)

The Decameron

the modell of wit, mirth, eloquence and conversation : framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen

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Giovanni Boccaccio
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An edition of Decamerone (1516)

The Decameron

the modell of wit, mirth, eloquence and conversation : framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.89 ·
  • 9 Ratings
  • 140 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 18 Have read

ENTERTAINING ROMANTIC STORIES OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FLEEING THE BLACK DEATH IN ITALY AND, AS A RESULT, TAKE TURNS TELLING ROMANTIC STORIES EACH EVENING DURING THEIR 10 DAY FLIGHT.

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Limited Editions Club
Language
English
Pages
536

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Subjects
THEBLACK DEATH, Fiction, historical, general, Europe, fiction, Fiction, Plague, Storytelling, History, Ficción, Italian literature, Middle Ages, Peste bubónica, Narración de cuentos, Juvenile literature, Historia, Translations from Italian, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Glossaries, Hebrew literature, DIllustrations, Illustration of books, Italian Short stories, Language, Translations into English, Translations, Translations into Hebrew, Alegorías, English Short stories, Classic Literature, Literature, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, Popular Print Disabled Books, Charts, diagrams, Physiology, Human anatomy, Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction, Storytelling -- Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, erotica, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Middle High German, Works in Middle High German, Fiction, general, Boccaccio, giovanni, 1313-1375, Italian literature, translations into english, Allegories, Frame-stories, Literature, collections, Canon (Literature), Art de conter, Romans, nouvelles, Peste, Histoire, Moyen Âge, Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature), Jaffe Collection, Plague in fiction, Storytelling in fiction, Literature in Spanish, Italian fiction, Plague--history, Plague--europe--history--fiction, Storytelling--fiction, Pq4272.e5 a355 1972, 853/.1
People
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), J. M. Rigg (1855-1926), Vincenzo Brusantino Conte, Thomas Wright (1810-1877)
Places
Europe, Europa, Italy
Times
CIRCA 1346, Middle ages

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Edition Notes

Limited ed. of 530 copies, designed by George Macy.

Issued in slipcase.

LC has copy no. 1, in slipcase.

Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, A-12

Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985, $c S-6

Acquired as part of an archival set from the publisher in 2008.

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Classifications

Library of Congress
LEC no. A-12, PQ4272.E5 A39 1940b

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Pagination
2 v. (xxii, 536 p.) :
Number of pages
536

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24500238M
LCCN
41003017

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