Giovanni Boccacio (1313 - 1375 A.D.)
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| Date | Description | Source | Reference |
| 15th century. | Two bell tents and one pavilion in the centre.
White bell tent, tall golden apex banner pole with gold two tailed banner, gold line decoration on roof, thick gold band above roof edge, valance decorated with gold circles, no valance guy ropes, bottom edge is held out by pegs via ties. Red bell tent, gold apex banner pole (top obscured by edge of picture), roof decorated with three rows of gold circles within gold lines, the valance appears to have a red fringe, the door flaps are rolled up and tied on either side of the door, there is some gold decoration along the edge of the door flap and the bottom edge. Lime green pavilion, gold decoration along ridge and on roof, the only other section of the pavilion visible is a small portion of the wall. |
Boccaccio’s Decameron, plate 11-8, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Paris, MS. 5070. | Pognon, E., Boccaccio’s Decameron, Genève, 1978, p. 30 - 31. |
Giovanni Boccacio (1313 - 1375 A.D.)
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