Boccaccio's Decameron and Its Manuscript Tradition (1348–1400)

1. Black Death devastates Florence, framing the narrative

   Jan 1, 1348Labels: Black Death, Florence

   • Decameron Web
   • Treccani

2. Boccaccio begins composing the Decameron

   Jan 1, 1349Labels: Giovanni Boccaccio, Tuscan Italian

   • Decameron Web
   • Treccani

3. Early completion and first stabilization of the text

   Jan 1, 1351Labels: Textual stabilization, Early manuscripts

   • Treccani
   • Decameron Web

4. Boccaccio continues revising through the early 1350s

   Jan 1, 1353Labels: Authorial revision, Manuscript branches

   • Treccani
   • TGQF

5. Vernacular prose gains prestige through manuscript copying

   Jan 1, 1360Labels: Vernacular prose, Paratext

   • Treccani
   • Oxford Acad

6. Boccaccio prepares the Hamilton 90 autograph copy

   Jan 1, 1370Labels: Hamilton 90, Autograph manuscript

   • ENGB
   • Decameron Web

7. Boccaccio’s death ends direct authorial revision

   Dec 21, 1375Labels: Giovanni Boccaccio, Death 1375

   • Boccaccio Bio

8. Mannelli completes an influential copy with colophon

   Aug 1, 1384Labels: Mannelli copy, Pluteo 42

   • Oxford Acad
   • Biblissima

9. Glossed manuscripts shape interpretation and teaching

   Jan 1, 1385Labels: Glossed manuscripts, Scholarly reading

   • Oxford Acad

10. Late-1300s copying multiplies textual variants

    Jan 1, 1390Labels: Textual variants, Late copying

    • Treccani
    • Decameron Web

11. Manuscript tradition becomes the primary “text”

    Jan 1, 1400Labels: Manuscript tradition, Codices

    • Treccani
    • Oxford Acad