Lot N. 124
Domenico Maria Manni
Istoria del Decamerone di Giovanni Boccaccio scritta da Domenico Maria Manni accademico fiorentino
In Firenze, si vende da Antonio Ristori dirimpetto alla Posta, 1742. In-4° (230x165 mm). XXX, 672 [i.e. 678, le pp. 131-136 ripetute nella numerazione]. Segue: Appendice all'Illustrazione istorica del Boccaccio scritta da Domenico Maria Manni, Milano, Co' Tipi di Giovanni Pirotta, 1820, [4], 51, 21, 20, 11 p., Two engraved plates, one of which is folded (Boccaccio's house and
the poet's epitaph, which tradition holds was pronounced by the poet himself on his deathbed). On the frontispiece is a copperplate portrait of Boccaccio; on the back is a woodcut coat of arms of the dedicatee, Andrea Gerini. Figured initials, friezes, and several woodcut seals. Half-vellum binding with corners, gold title on a label on the spine. Marbled edges. Fresh interior.
the poet's epitaph, which tradition holds was pronounced by the poet himself on his deathbed). On the frontispiece is a copperplate portrait of Boccaccio; on the back is a woodcut coat of arms of the dedicatee, Andrea Gerini. Figured initials, friezes, and several woodcut seals. Half-vellum binding with corners, gold title on a label on the spine. Marbled edges. Fresh interior.
Ex libris G. Fumach. Bibliographical clippings glued to the front flyleaf.
A refined biography of Boccaccio, the most well-documented ever published, which expanded and corrected similar works previously compiled by Girolamo Squarciafico, Giannozzo Manetti, and Filippo Villani.
A refined biography of Boccaccio, the most well-documented ever published, which expanded and corrected similar works previously compiled by Girolamo Squarciafico, Giannozzo Manetti, and Filippo Villani.