Title

Genealogia deorum gentilium,is a mythography or encyclopedic compilation

Caption

Genealogia deorum gentilium, known in English as On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles, is a mythography or encyclopedic compilation of the tangled family relationships of the classical pantheons of Ancient Greece and Rome, written in Latin prose from 1360 onwards by the Italian author and poet Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 – 1375) Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist

Date

14th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_431

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No

Property release

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

13,7Mb (1022,3Kb) / 7,4in x 7,2in / 2233 x 2150 (300dpi)

Keywords

Genealogia deorum gentilium On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles mythography encyclopedic compilation tangled family relationships classical pantheons Ancient Greece Rome Latin prose Italian author poet Giovanni Boccaccio Italian writer correspondent Petrarch Renaissance humanist art 14th century

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Editorial use only.