Decamerone . di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio ...
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Category
Books
Date
1825
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3144052
Summary
Bibliographic description
3t., plates . ills. . 8vo.. Provenance: Crest bookplate: "William Gibbs.", with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo y Esperanza." [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)] pasted over unidentifiable plate in all. - Ms on flyleaf: "Bought of Strong in Bristol" in all. - Ms on half-title: "Henry H Gibbs Oct. 27 /42 11 Bedford Square London" [i.e. Henry Hucks 1st Baron Aldenham (1819-1907)] in all.. Binding: Nineteenth-century red morocco; gold-tooled spine, Greek key design borders, board edges and board inners; marbled endpapers; gilt edges; red silk placeholder.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)