Boccaccio, Giovanni:
Decamerone [French] Livre de cent nouvelles (Tr: Laurent de Premierfait)
ISTC No.ib00728800
AuthorBoccaccio, Giovanni
TitleDecamerone [French] Livre de cent nouvelles (Tr: Laurent de Premierfait)
ImprintParis : [Jean Du Pré (printer of Paris) and Antoine Caillaut], for Antoine Vérard, 22 Nov. 1485
Formatf°
NotesThe two quires of the table and quires A-T are by Jean Du Pré, quires b-q by Antoine Caillaut (CIBN)
The translation by Laurent de Premierfait follows the Latin translation by Antonio d'Arezzo, with changes by Antoine Vérard, but for the last story, which is an anonymous translation of the Latin version of the Historia Griselidis by Petrarca: see C. Bozzolo, Manuscrits des traductions françaises d'oeuvres de Bocace, XVe siècle, 1973, p. 27, and B. Woledge, Bibliographie des romans et nouvelles en prose française antérieurs à 1500. Supplément, 1954-1973, Genève, 1975, no. 97 (CIBN)
Language of itemfrm
Reference worksH 3283; C 1070; Macf 1; Pell 2445; CIBN B-530; SI 806; Coq 96; Coll(S) 233; GW 4453
Holdings
FranceParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France (wanting f.1)
Paris, Bibliothèque de l'École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts (imperfect)
SwedenStockholm, Kungliga Bibliotheket (imperfect, ff.126-262 only)
Number of holding institutions3
Last Edit2023-11-01 12:00:00.00
