Object number
1991.1016.996.D1
Title
Decamerone
Creator
Description
Book, entitled 'Decamerone' by Giovanni Boccaccio. Text in Italian. Published in Florence, Gunta, 1527. From the library belonging to Emery Walker.
Production place
London
Date
1527-01-01 - 1527-12-31
Production period
Early 16th century
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- h: 250mm
- w: 173mm
- diam: 42mm
Inscription
The famous G ...[indistinct] edition / in 1780 was sold for 600 Liv / Gardner copy £54-Charlemont £57 free / from the imperfections of the Blenheim copy1527 Edition celebre, tres-rare et la plus recherche des curieux. 500-600 Liv in 1780.type of Pa..sinells [indistinct] of Venice 1729Chas Clay. M.D / Audenshaw Lodge / Audenshaw / nr ManchesterEmery Walker / Exdons Louis Rowe