Boccaccio's Anthology of texts by Dante and Petrarch

Chig.L.V.176 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican City, Vatican City State)

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Alternative Titles: Il Codice Chigiano L.V.176 Autografo di Giovanni Boccaccio
Boccaccios Dante- und Petrarca-Anthologie
Dante del Boccaccio
Chigi Anthology
Il Dante e Petrarca di Giovanni Boccaccio
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 174 pages / 26.7 × 18.4 cm
Origin: Italy
Date: 1363–1366
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Gothic
Genre: Literature / Poetry
Language: Italian
Script: Gothic Textura
Illustrations: Decorated initial with foliate border, bas-de-page, numerous fleuronnée initials
Content: Collection of texts compiled by Giovanni Boccaccio:
Trattatello in Laude and Vita Nova by Dante;
Canzoni and Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta by Petrarch;
Donna mi priega by Cavalcanti;
Vita di Dante and Ytalie iam certus by Boccaccio
Artist / School: Giovanni Boccaccio
Dante Alighieri
Francesco Petrarca
Guido Cavalcanti
Previous Owners: Iacopo Corbinelli
Federigo Ubaldini
Fabio Chigi

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#1 Il Codice Chigiano L.V.176 Autografo di Giovanni Boccaccio

Limited Edition: 625 copies

Commentary: 1 volume by Domenico de Robertis
Language: Italian

Both commentary and facsimile are contained in one volume.

1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The pages are presented on a larger white background. The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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