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Late 15th-century manuscript of 'Il Ninfale fiesolano' by Giovanni Boccaccio

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Late 15th-century manuscript of 'Il Ninfale fiesolano' by Giovanni Boccaccio
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Description	The manuscript was produced in Italy and contains 'Il Ninfale', or 'The Nymph of Fiesole', by Giovanni Boccaccio, written in ottava rima. The manuscript is the work of one scribe, written in an Italian round hand. The manuscript is not decorated except for an elaborate plain penwork initial on folio 1r with grapes and floral designs extending into the margin. The colour of the ink suggests that this decoration was added by a 16th-century hand that also appears elsewhere. The first letter of each stanza is in plain ink, slightly enlarged and placed in the margin.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.19.2.13
Attribution and copyright:	In-copyright – Rightsholder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable - This work is protected by copyright, but no copyright owner(s) have been identified or one or more copyright owner(s) have been identified but not located. For details visit our copyright page.https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-RUU/1.0/?language=en

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Poetry
Dates / events:	1460-1499 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > Italy (nation) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 [Author] Louis César de la Baume le Blanc, Duc de la Vallière (soldier and bibliophile), 1708-1780 [Former owner]
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