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| Title | Laberinto d'amore / di M. Giovanni Boccaccio ; con, Una Epistola à Messer Pino de Rossi confortatoria / del medesimo autore |
| Detail Depicted | Printing - Page design (Title page, leaf A1)
Owners - Signatures and stamps (Title page, leaf A1) |
| Uniform Title | Corbaccio |
| Creator/Author | Giovanni Boccaccio [Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375] |
| Publisher | [s.n.], nella[n]no del Signore |
| Place of Publication | Imp[re]sso in Firenze [Italy - Florence] |
| Date of Publication | M.D.XXV [1525] |
| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Poetry
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| Bibliographic Elements | 72 leaves ; 16 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Binding | Rebound in the early 20th century in 1/4 leather and textured bookcloth with vellum tips.
Sewn on 3 cords.
Author and title, place of publication and date tooled with handle letters in gold on spine. Gold tooled design on spine.
Original trimmed edges. |
| General Notes | Signatures: A-I[superscript 8] [$4 signed]; 72 leaves, ff. 1-72 [misnumbering 59 as 60].
Capital spaces, with guide letters; lacks illuminated initials.
Library's copy unrubricated.
Early version of a title page.
Publication information found on colophon on final page: Imp[re]sso in Firenze nella[n]no del Signore, M.D.XXV.
Includes register: Tutti sono quaterni. A B C D E F G H I. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay
Nicolo Ca-i--oni autograph on t.p. |
| Language | Italian |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books PQ4270.C7 1525 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. |
| Content | Boccaccio was an Italian poet and scholar, best remembered as the author of the earthy tales in the Decameron. With Petrarch he laid the foundations for the humanism of the Renaissance period. Corbaccio or Labyrinth of Love (1354-55), is a bitterly prejudicial satire on a widow who had jilted him; it is at odds with his previous work written always in praise of women and love. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
