Art Deco Illustrated Books: Ten Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio; Brutus the Fool, Part I.
Artwork Details
- Title: Art Deco Illustrated Books: Ten Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio; Brutus the Fool, Part I.
- Artist: Mabel Charlotte Alleyne (British, Southampton 1896–1961)
- Author: Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, Paris 1313–1375 Certaldo, Tuscany)
- Illustrator: Edmondo Lucchesi (Italian, active 1913–30)
- Date: ca. 1937
- Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving; pen and black ink
- Dimensions: 11 9/16 × 9 1/16 × 9/16 in. (29.4 × 23 × 1.5 cm)
9 7/16 × 7 5/16 × 11/16 in. (24 × 18.5 × 1.7 cm) - Classifications: Books & Manuscripts, Books, Manuscripts
- Credit Line: Gift of Morrison Heckscher, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.640.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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