BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. De Claris Mulieribus. Berne: Mathias Apiarius, 1539. 2° in 6s (285 x 190mm.). Woodcut printer's device on title, variant on final leaf, 15 illustrations (including two repeats), the first dated 1537, nine signed I.K. with a dagger (some neat, mainly marginal, repairs to tears). Later limp vellum. Provenance : John Smythe (ownership inscription on title). The remarkable cuts have been ascribed to Jacob Koebel or J.Kerver; they include a picture of Pope Joan (f.LXXIII verso). Fairfax Murray German Books 79; Adams B-2141.
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. De Claris Mulieribus. Berne: Mathias Apiarius, 1539. 2° in 6s (285 x 190mm.). Woodcut printer's device on title, variant on final leaf, 15 illustrations (including two repeats), the first dated 1537, nine signed I.K. with a dagger (some neat, mainly marginal, repairs to tears). Later limp vellum. Provenance : John Smythe (ownership inscription on title). The remarkable cuts have been ascribed to Jacob Koebel or J.Kerver; they include a picture of Pope Joan (f.LXXIII verso). Fairfax Murray German Books 79; Adams B-2141.
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