Date:1580
Description:A printer's device on a Shakespeare Italian sourcebook. Many of the books to be found on the bookstalls of cosmopolitan Elizabethan London were imported from the printing houses of France, and Italy. This device of the mythical beast known as a basilisk was used by the Zopini brothers in Venice. Full title: Giambattista Geraldi Cinthio,(1504-1573) Hecatommithi, ouer cento novelle di M. Giovan-batttista Giraldi Cinthio [in two parts]. In Venetia, [Venice], appresso Fabio & Agostin Zopini, 1580. [Colophon to part 1 1579].
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Shakespeare may have owned this book. Shakespeare purchased New Place, the largest ...
A much-used book, possibly owned by Shakespeare. This prayer book, whose dimensions ...
An eternal theme - bastardy and legitimacy in Shakespeare. Edmund’s evil ...
Share:
Donor ref:SR 22 [1,204] (32/10564)
Source: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Library
Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.