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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)
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Reference worksH: Hain, Ludwig. Repertorium Bibliographicum in quo libri omnes ab arte typographica inventa usque ad annum MD. typis expressi ordine alphabetico vel simpliciter enumerantur vel adcuratius recensentur. 2 vols. Stuttgartiae, Lutetiae, 1826-38. 3283
C: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium bibliographicum, Part II. 2 vols. & Addenda. London, 1898 & 1902. 1070
Macf: Macfarlane, John. Antoine Vérard. London, 1910. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, VII). 1
Pell: Pellechet, Marie [and M.L. Polain]. Catalogue général des incunables des bibliothèques publiques de France. 3 vols. Nendeln, 1970. (Reproduced from the copy of the original edition (Paris, 1897-1909) annotated by Polain). 2445
CIBN: Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue des incunables. T. I (Xylographes, A-G); T. II (H-Z). Paris, 1981-2014. B-530
SI: Undorf, Wolfgang. Catalogue of books printed in the 15th century in Swedish collections. 2 vols. Wiesbaden, 2012. 806
Coq: Coq, Dominique. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des Bibliothèques publiques de France. Vol.XVIII: Bibliothèque de l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Genève, 2012. 96
Coll(S): Collijn, Isak. Katalog der Inkunabeln der Kgl. Bibliothek in Stockholm. 3 pt. Stockholm, 1914. (‘Nyförvärv 1915-1939 jämte tillägg’. Kungl. Bibliotekets Handlingar, Bilagor 5. Uppsala, 1940.) 233
GW: Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Bd. I [etc.] Stuttgart, etc., 1968- [in progress]. (Vols. 1-7 reproduced with additions and corrections from the original edition (Leipzig, etc., 1925-38)). [See also GW Manuskript - GW M: http://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de] 4453
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holdings

FR (wanting f.1)
(imperfect)
SE (imperfect, ff.126-262 only)
noofcopies3
Last Edit2023-11-01 12:00:00.00
 
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Boccaccio, Giovanni:
Decamerone [French] Livre de cent nouvelles (Tr: Laurent de Premierfait)

idib00728800
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: Hain, Ludwig. Repertorium Bibliographicum in quo libri omnes ab arte typographica inventa usque ad annum MD. typis expressi ordine alphabetico vel simpliciter enumerantur vel adcuratius recensentur. 2 vols. Stuttgartiae, Lutetiae, 1826-38. 3283
C: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium bibliographicum, Part II. 2 vols. & Addenda. London, 1898 & 1902. 1070
Macf: Macfarlane, John. Antoine Vérard. London, 1910. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, VII). 1
Pell: Pellechet, Marie [and M.L. Polain]. Catalogue général des incunables des bibliothèques publiques de France. 3 vols. Nendeln, 1970. (Reproduced from the copy of the original edition (Paris, 1897-1909) annotated by Polain). 2445
CIBN: Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue des incunables. T. I (Xylographes, A-G); T. II (H-Z). Paris, 1981-2014. B-530
SI: Undorf, Wolfgang. Catalogue of books printed in the 15th century in Swedish collections. 2 vols. Wiesbaden, 2012. 806
Coq: Coq, Dominique. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des Bibliothèques publiques de France. Vol.XVIII: Bibliothèque de l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Genève, 2012. 96
Coll(S): Collijn, Isak. Katalog der Inkunabeln der Kgl. Bibliothek in Stockholm. 3 pt. Stockholm, 1914. (‘Nyförvärv 1915-1939 jämte tillägg’. Kungl. Bibliotekets Handlingar, Bilagor 5. Uppsala, 1940.) 233
GW: Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Bd. I [etc.] Stuttgart, etc., 1968- [in progress]. (Vols. 1-7 reproduced with additions and corrections from the original edition (Leipzig, etc., 1925-38)). [See also GW Manuskript - GW M: http://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de] 4453
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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