The novels and tales of the renowned John Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose: containing a hundred curious novels, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen, framed in ten days
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- The novels and tales of the renowned John Boccacio, the first refiner of Italian prose: containing a hundred curious novels, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen, framed in ten days
- Decamerone. English
- Decameron, containing an hundred very pleasant novels· The last five days
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- Imprint
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London: printed for Awnsham Churchill, at the Black Swan at Amen Corner, MDCLXXXIV. [1684]
The fifth edition, much corrected and amended.; ..
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White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.
- Publication year
- 1684
- ESTC No.
- R2136
- Grub Street ID
- 89014
- Description
- [16], 208, 221-483, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2°.
- Note
- Frontis. portrait (plate) of the author signed: Titian pinxit. R. White Sculp
Text is continuous despite pagination
Divisional title page on leaf 2F3r: The Decameron, containing an hundred very pleasant novels· The last five days
In this edition, there is a colon following the title word 'prose', the word 'London' in the imprint is in italics, and the ornament consists of 2 rows of 6 flowers each. Another edition (ESTC R479483) has a comma after 'prose' and imprint word 'London' is in roman type. Ornaments are similar.