The Decameron. The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence, and Conversation. Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious peeces

Multiple artists/makers

1634

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Title: The Decameron. The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence, and Conversation. Framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious peeces
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, Paris 1313–1375 Certaldo, Tuscany)
Printer: Thomas Cotes (British, died 1641)
Publisher: Sold by Benjamin Allen (British, died 1646)
Publisher: Sold by William Hope (British, 17th century)
Published in: London
Date: 1634
Medium: Illustrations: woodcuts
Dimensions: 5 11/16 x 3 9/16 in. (14.5 x 9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.2641(39)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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