Theodore & Honoria : a translation from Boccaccio
Author:
Dryden, John
Illustrator:
Walklin, Carol
Publisher:
Libanus Press
[23] p. : ill. ; 33 cm.
"Limited to three hundred copies & is printed in 18 pt handset Perpetua, on Velin Arches rag paper; copies 1-50 are bound in quarter leather & copies 51 to 270 in linen and board ...; 30 sets of sheets, 271 to 300, complete the edition"--Colophon. Museum has un-numbered copy.
A free rendering into heroic verse of the story found in giornata V, novella 8 of Boccaccio's Decameron. First published (as Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace) in 1700 as a section of Dryden's Fables ancient and modern.
Method of acquisition: Given (2012) by Hall, David J.
Production date: AD 1985
"350 copies set in 12-point Bell and printed at Whittington on Zerkall mould-made paper. 300 copies are bound in paper printed with a design by the artist, and 50 copies are bound in quarter leather with a portfolio containing 12 of the engravings."--Colophon. Museum has copy no 150, signed by the artist. Binding: quarter rust-coloured cloth with tan paper sides. With special extending dutjacket showing panoramic view of Whittington.
Accession number: PB 3-2012
Primary reference Number: 197663
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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