1573 DECAMERON by GIOVANNI BOCCACCHIO Giunti Press antique RARE

Boccaccio, Giovanni. Il Decamerone... Nuovamente Stampato. Florence: [Filippo & Iacopo] Giunti, 1573 Woodcut portrait of Boccaccio and Queen Giovanna, woodcut historiated initials. Full calf, spine gilt in 6 compartments, all edges dyed red; Some repairs, faded dampstains, lacking leaf KKi (provided in facsimile), otherwise complete (Adams 2156). Size 5. 5 by 7. 5" Text in Italian The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio was banned primarily for its explicit sexual content, mockery of the clergy, and harsh criticism of the church, leading to its inclusion on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books) in 1559, as well as 20th-century bans for obscenity in the U. S. and other nations. It was viewed as immoral and heretical.