LIBRARY

SELECTED

OF ITALIAN WORKS

ANCIENT AND MODERN

BOCCACCIO

ON FAMOUS WOMEN

original: "De Claris Mulieribus"
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) was a central figure of the Italian Renaissance. While he is most famous for the Decameron, this work—On Famous Women—was groundbreaking as the first collection in Western literature devoted entirely to biographies of women, both historical and mythological.

Biblioteca Sceltaoriginal: "Biblioteca Scelta di Opere Italiane Antiche e Moderne"
This refers to the "Selected Library of Ancient and Modern Italian Works," a popular 19th-century book series that aimed to make classic and contemporary literature accessible to a wider Italian audience.

original: "Digitized by Google"
This is a modern digital watermark indicating the book's preservation through Google’s scanning initiative.