LEATHER DECAMERON Giovanni Boccaccio Decorative Classics Black Death Plague 1348
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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } STORIES FROM THE DECAMERON by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi LIMITED Collector's edition by The Franklin Library Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers. Like new leather bound, illustrated, 1977. Excellent cover, clean bright & unmarked interior. 8vo, 644 pages. Leather bound. Blue leather, 22k gold gilt titling and decoration on cover & spine, four raised spine bands. All edges 22k gold gilt. Satin bookmark bound-in, silk moire endpapers. Printed on archival acid-neutral paper. “The Decameron reads in some ways as a guide to social distancing and self-isolation.” —The New York Times “The 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus.” —New Statesman In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there—a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than with earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperello, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative. Loc: E11 StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedback LEATHER DECAMERON Giovanni Boccaccio Decorative Classics Bla
- Publisher: The Franklin Library
- Year: 1977
- Condition: Fine
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