Boccaccio - Genealogia de gli Dei - 1554

THE GREAT TREE OF THE GODS: BOCCACCIO IN VULGARIAN IN RENAISSANCE VENICE A journey through the origins and genealogies of pagan deities, reconstructed by Giovanni Boccaccio in fifteen books. Mythological fables are interpreted also in their allegorical and historical meanings. Boccaccio’s translation by Giuseppe Betussi brings to the vernacular one of the major mythographic repertoires of the Middle Ages. The volume includes Boccaccio’s life, the tables and indices, in addition to the woodcut genealogical trees. A Venetian edition of 1554, enriched by contemporaneous manuscript annotations and preserved in its original parchment binding. WHY TO BUY - Sixteenth-century edition of the first complete Italian translation of the Genealogia deorum gentilium. - A work of great significance for classical culture, mythography, and the Renaissance fortune of Boccaccio. - Illustrative apparatus with woodcut genealogical trees, including the tree of Demogorgon. - A genuine specimen, with contemporary binding and period manuscript annotations. MARKET VALUE Indicative valuation: €1,600–1,700, considering the edition, the contemporary binding, and the annotations. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION Contemporary parchment binding with signs of use and stains. Contemporary marginal manuscript annotations. Some edge wear, pages with some foxing and fisiological browning. In old books with a centuries-long history, there may be some imperfections, not always noted in the description. This listing contains AI Visualizations. Refer to the original photographs to verify the actual condition of the object. Images are an integral part of the description. Pp. 16nn; 526; 32nn; (2). FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR Genealogia de gli Dei. I quindici libri. In Vinegia, al Segno del Diamante, 1554. Giovanni Boccaccio. CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE Composed in Latin starting in the 1350s and dedicated to Hugh IV of Lusignan, the Genealogia deorum gentilium is one of the most extensive medieval mythographic treatises. In its fifteen books Boccaccio reconstructs the genealogies of the pagan gods, interpreting myths allegorically and defending the value of poetry. Betussi’s translation helped bring the work to a wider audience and accompanied its fortune in Renaissance literary and figurative culture. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), writer and humanist, is one of the central figures of Italian literature of the 14th century. Alongside vernacular works, including the Decameron, he composed important Latin texts of erudite and humanist character. Giuseppe Betussi (circa 1512–circa 1573), a scholar and translator, prepared the Italian version of the Genealogia and added the life of Boccaccio. PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION Betussi’s Italian translation first appeared in 1547. This Venetian edition of 1554, printed “at the Sign of the Diamond” by Comin da Trino di Monferrato and dedicated to Count Collaltino di Collalto, belongs to the early fifteenth-century (sixteenth-century) print runs of the vernacular work. The volume gathers the fifteen books, Boccaccio’s life, the head tables, the index of names, and the woodcut genealogical trees. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES A classical item in Boccaccian bibliography and Renaissance mythography; of particular interest for the 1554 edition, the contemporary binding, and the manuscript annotations.

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