COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1306695
Reference Number:
Incunable 18204
Image Title:
Turning Pietro's wife into a mare
Alternative Image Title:
Nona Giornata, Novella Decima
Alternative Image Title:
Ninth Day, Novel Ten
Parent Work Title:
Decamerone; Add: Hieronymus Squarzaficus: Vita di Boccaccio
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Decameron
Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1492-06-20
Publication Details:
Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio
Page/Sheet:
119r
Image Sequence Number:
119r
Description:
Decamerone: ninth day, tenth tale; Dom Gianni di Barolo turns the wife of Pietro da Tresanti into a mare. Text and woodcut illustration.
Language Code:
ita-IT
Subject:
Italian literature
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
People Covered:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Turning Pietro's wife into a mare
