Boccaccio's Anthology of texts by Dante and Petrarch

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) was an important representative of early humanism and the founder of the prose narrative tradition in Europe
Between 1363 and 1366, he compiled this anthology from texts by his most important literary contemporaries
The manuscript contains works by Boccaccio himself as well as writings by Dante, Petrarch and Cavalcanti

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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Boccaccio's Anthology of texts by Dante and Petrarch

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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

Archivi Edizioni – Rome, 1974

Publisher: Archivi Edizioni – Rome, 1974

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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