Adventures, The, of Giannetto,
2597.5.2=**G.4072.30.2
The novels and stories which may have served as the foundation of
Shakespeare’s play, The merchant of Venice. (4), 63-110 pp.
(In Collier, John ‘Payne, compiler, Shakespeare’s library .
Vol. 2, London. [1843.])
Contents. — The adventures of Giannetto. From the Pecorone of Ser Gio-
vanni Fiorentino. — Of a Jew who would for his debt have a pound of
the flesh of a Christian. From the Orator of Alex. Silvayn [Alexandre
van den Busche]. Englished by L. P. [i. e. Lazarus Piot, pseud. of An-
thony Munday]. — The story of the choice of three caskets. From the
Gesta Romanorum. Translated by Robert Robinson,
This card -vas printed at the Boston Public Library, August 12, 1919. L75s60—Three caskets, Story of the.—Adventures, The, of Gian- netto.— Shakespeare, William. The merchant of Venice. Sources.—Fioren‘ino, Giovanni. — Busche, Alexandre van den. — No main card.