De plurimis claris sceletis [sic] q[ue] mulieribus: opus prope diuinu[m] nouissime congestum
Title:
De plurimis claris sceletis [sic] q[ue] mulieribus: opus prope diuinu[m] nouissime congestum
Description:
Bergomensis’ De claris mulieribus is one of the earliest collections of women’s biographies. In compiling it, he borrowed extensively from Giovanni Boccaccio’s earlier manuscript of the same title. It is one of the finest early Italian illustrated books, and the first to include contemporary woodcut portraits from life. The woodcut that appears on the cover of the exhibition catalog and in the introduction to this online exhibition is from this book.
Creator:
Bergomensis, Jacobus Philippus
Publisher:
Opera [et] i[m]pensa Magistri Laurentij de rubeis de Valentia
Date:
1497
Coverage:
Ferrara
Display Date:
1497
Hover Text:
Early biographies of women
Published Item:
P
Item Index:
3
Item Sort:
1200s to 1500s
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