Created by Paola Navone and presented for the first time in 2013 on the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, the exhibition is now being revived with a new layout to mark the 650th anniversary of his death.
The volumes on display testify to the author's significant presence in the collections of the Humanistic Library and cover a period ranging from the early 16th century to the first half of the 20th century, with the material arranged in display cases according to the different collections of the Library.
The works on display, as well as the many that could not be included, were either collector's items or reading and study texts belonging to university professors, as confirmed by the handwritten notes and critical essays presented. In addition to some beautiful 16th-century editions and valuable 18th-century volumes, richly illustrated editions are also on display, such as the French translation of the Decameron from 1890.
Admission to the exhibition: free
From October 22 to November 22, 2025 (extended until December 19, 2025)
Opening hours: Monday - Friday | 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday | 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.