Boccaccio, Giovanni. 
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Il Decamerone. 5 volumes. Londres (Paris, Prault) 1757-1761. 19,5 : 13 cm With 5 engraved title-pages, 110 engraved plates and 97 engraved tail-pieces. Green full morocco on 5 raised bands, spine richly gilt ornamented, gilt filets on boards, gilt inside dentelles, edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
One of the most beautifully illustrated books from the 18th Century in an outstanding contemporary binding. The illustrations are by the most emminant artists of that time Gravelot, Boucher, Cochin and Eisen. - "Un des libres illustrés des plus réussis de tout le XVIIIe siècle" (Cohen).- One of the most famous and charming illustrated books of the 18th century, a work frequently regarded as the supreme example of refined libertine illustration of the period. Owen Holloway calls it one of the four masterpieces of book illustration at the end of the Rococo period. Ray, too, is expansive in his praise, calling the work simply "one of the masterpieces of the illustrated book." "One of the outstanding French artists of the 18th century, Gravelot (born Hubert-François-Bourguignon, 1699-1773) was chiefly responsible for its production, designing 89 of its 111 plates and all 97 of its immensely delightful tailpieces. In this, the most ambitious undertaking of his career, Gravelot gave Boccaccio's narrative the settings and costumes of 18th century France, and this transposition, Ray tells us, "made it possible for him to exercise his special talent for depicting the social world around him. For the most part, his figures are young, the women graceful and pretty, the men lithe and handsome." But "all levels of life are presented, from the peasant in his hovel to the king in his palace. Every variety of interior is there, from boudoirs and bedrooms to dining rooms and salons. Animated street scenes alternate with glimpses of gardens and farms, forests and river banks. The human condition has rarely been so attractively displayed." - A remarkable copy in perfect condition.
6000,- EUR
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Sachgebiete: Einbände, Illustrierte Bücher, Italien, Kulturgeschichte, Vorzugsausgaben
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