COLLECTION

OF

UNPUBLISHED OR RARE WORKS

FROM THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES OF THE LANGUAGE

This refers to the formative period of the Italian language—specifically the 1300s (Trecento), 1400s (Quattrocento), and 1500s (Cinquecento)—which were considered the "golden age" of Italian literature by 19th-century scholars.

The "Royal Commission" was an institution established after the unification of Italy to curate and preserve the nation's linguistic heritage by publishing definitive editions of early manuscripts.

Boccaccio, Giovanni. Of Famous Women. original Latin: "De claris mulierib." This is Boccaccio's collection of biographies of historical and mythological women.
Of the Famous Women, Translated. original Italian: "Delle donne famose Tr."
Albanzani... Refers to Donato degli Albanzani, a 14th-century scholar and friend of Petrarch who translated Boccaccio’s original Latin text into the Italian vernacular.

Vol. 2.

BOLOGNA