Boccaccio, Giovanni:
De casibus virorum illustrium [French] De la Ruine des Nobles hommes et femmes (Tr: Laurent de Premierfait)
ISTC No.ib00711000
AuthorBoccaccio, Giovanni
TitleDe casibus virorum illustrium [French] De la Ruine des Nobles hommes et femmes (Tr: Laurent de Premierfait)
ImprintBruges : Colard Mansion, 1476
Formatf°
NotesReproductions of the watermarks found in the paper used in this edition are provided by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands.
Known in 4 states (A-D; see GW), probably representing two issues (P. Needham; cf. J. Dane, Abstractions of evidence in the study of manuscripts and early printed books (Farnham, 2009) pp.111-19). 3 copies are known with copper engravings printed on the same leaves as the letterpress, and 3 more have engravings pasted-in
The translation is sometimes erroneously ascribed to Pierre Faivre, the copyist of a MS of the later version (BMC)
Language of itemfrm
Reference worksGoff B711; HC 3341; Camp(II) 295; ILC 400; Brussels exhib.1973, cat. 102; S. de Ricci in Gb Jb 1927 pp. 46-49; H. Michel, L'imprimeur Colard Mansion et le Boccace ... (Paris, 1925); H.P. Rossiter, in Essays in honor of Georg Swarzenski (Chicago, 1951) pp. 103-10; Pell 2482, 2482a & 2482b; CIBN B-509; Elliott-Loose 110; Polain(B) 706 & 706a; Schäfer 63 & Abb; Bod-inc B-363; Sheppard 7063; Pr 9316; BMC IX 132; GW 4432
Holdings
AustriaWien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Ink 4.D.1: GW 4432 Anm.1; imperfect, wanting ff.7,8)
BelgiumBrugge, Openbare Bibliotheek, Hoofdbibliotheek Biekorf (3873, 3874 variant state)
FranceAmiens BM (with 8 printed-in copperplates)
Lille, Bibliothèque municipale, Médiathèque Jean Lévy (Lille-Centre)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
GermanySchweinfurt, Bibliothek Otto Schäfer (sold [D, with copper-plates. Formerly Göttingen, sold 1958 to H.P. Kraus])
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLondon, British Library (IC.49402) (Imperfect, wanting leaves 1-3, 6 and 9)
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland (Inc.308, imperfect)
Glasgow, University Library (Hunterian, A)
London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings (fragments; 3 engravings)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (fragment of 1 leaf only)
Wormsley Library (D, with 8 printed-in copperplates. Formerly Schweinfurt Otto-SchäferB)
United States of AmericaSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (Hoe, A or B, - sig.a and 4 other ff.)
Providence RI, Brown University, John Carter Brown Library (Sunderland, A, with pasted-in engravings)
Boston MA, Museum of Fine Arts, Prints and Drawings Collection (Lothian, C, with 8 printed-in copperplates and frontispiece)
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum
Number of holding institutions16
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