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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI, 1313 to 1375

Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian author and poet.

Books: 2
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 1
Nationality: Republic of Florence

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Earliest first editionForty-Six LivesPub. for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press, 1970 Most editions trackedForty-Six Lives1 edition

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Pub. for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press 1

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1970Forty-Six LivesPub. for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press

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The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio · first published 1620

Printed by Isaac Iaggard1620 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Forty-Six Lives

Giovanni Boccaccio · first published 1970

1st Pub. for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press1970 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was Giovanni Boccaccio born?

Giovanni Boccaccio was born in 1313 and died in 1375.

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We track 2 books by Giovanni Boccaccio across 2 editions, 1 of them first editions.

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