The modell of vvit, mirth, eloquence, and conuersation
Subtitle: framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seuen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen
By: preserued to posterity by the renowned Iohn Boccacio ... ; and now translated into English
Publisher: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, for Mathew Lownes
Published: 1620
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: ita
Number of pages: 194
Other titles: Modell of wit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation.
Work titles: Decamerone
Notes: Signatures: A-V⁶, Aa⁸, Bb-Nn⁶ (A1, Nn6 blank); [pi]⁴, [par.]-2[par.]⁴, 3[par.]², B-Zz⁴, Aaa⁶ ([pi]1 blank).

Nos. 135-136 omitted in foliation, and leaves 185-186 are misnumbered 177, 187 in v. 2.

The t.p. of v. 2 is illustrated with six woodcuts after Etienne Delaune, which are repeated as illustrations in the text of both volumes.

Translation, ascribed to John Florio, of: Il decamerone.

The translation is heavily influenced by Antoine Le Maçon's French version.

Title normalized: The modell of wit, mirth, eloquence, and conversation.

Vol. 1, 1625; v. 2, 1620.

A reissue of the sheets of the 1st ed. of v. 2 (STC 3172), with v. 1 reprinted; the imprint of v. 1 reads: Printed by Isaac Jaggard for Mathew Lownes, 1625.

Vol. 2 has title and imprint: The decameron : containing an hundred pleasant nouels, wittily discoursed, betweene seuen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen : the last fiue dayes. London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard, 1620.

STC (2nd ed.) 3173

Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.) D27