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![Ioannis Boccatii de Certaldo insigne opus De claris mulieribus : en candide lector offerimus tibi opus illustre Io. Bocca: De claris mulieribus, in quo recensentur, illae quae & turpitudine excelluere, ubi simul intelliges [...]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.sourcelibrary.org%2Farchived%2F69b63dd11c1c21a37385fa56%2F6.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Ioannis Boccatii de Certaldo insigne opus De claris mulieribus : en candide lector offerimus tibi opus illustre Io. Bocca: De claris mulieribus, in quo recensentur, illae quae & turpitudine excelluere, ubi simul intelliges [...]
Giovanni Boccaccio gathers the biographies of famous women from antiquity to the medieval era, holding their lives up as mirrors for our own. You will discover if virtue truly survives the corrupting influence of power, beauty, and fame.