![BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). De casibus illustrium virorum. Paris: Jehan Petit, Vaenu[n]dantur ab Joan[n]e Gormontio & Ioan[n]e Parvo, [1506-1522]. Large 8° (160 x 184mm). Large woodcut on title, woodcut initials. (Light browning, a few scattered tiny stains.) 18th-century green vellum, gilt spine compartments with repeated fleuron, red edges (split along joints, extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: 18th-century annotations.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_08952_0041_000(boccaccio_giovanni_de_casibus_illustrium_virorum_paris_jehan_petit_vae043914).jpg?w=1)
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BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). De casibus illustrium virorum. Paris: Jehan Petit, Vaenu[n]dantur ab Joan[n]e Gormontio & Ioan[n]e Parvo, [1506-1522]. Large 8° (160 x 184mm). Large woodcut on title, woodcut initials. (Light browning, a few scattered tiny stains.) 18th-century green vellum, gilt spine compartments with repeated fleuron, red edges (split along joints, extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: 18th-century annotations.
A RARE EDITION PRINTED IN PARIS, evidence of the demand for Boccaccio's work outside Italy. Although the edition is undated, the above range covers the period when Petit was active.
A RARE EDITION PRINTED IN PARIS, evidence of the demand for Boccaccio's work outside Italy. Although the edition is undated, the above range covers the period when Petit was active.
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