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Society of Jesus, Veneto Province (stamp, modern booklabel, cancelled).
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BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-75). Libro delle donne illustri. Translated from Latin into Italian by Giuseppe Betussi (c. 1512-c.1573). Venice: Comin da Trino, 1545. 8° (151 x 103mm). Woodcut device on title, historiated woodcut initials. (Without final blank, title soiled, some occasional light spotting and staining.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title and shelf-mark label on spine (small stains). Provenance: ink shelf-mark on title -- ownership inscription on verso of title -- Society of Jesus, Veneto Province (stamp, modern booklabel, cancelled).
A RARE FIRST EDITION of Betussi's Italian translation. Boccaccio's renowned work, De Claris Mulieribus, was first published in 1473 in Ulm. Adams B-2143.
A RARE FIRST EDITION of Betussi's Italian translation. Boccaccio's renowned work, De Claris Mulieribus, was first published in 1473 in Ulm. Adams B-2143.
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