Giovanni Boccaccio’s “Decameron”

Giovanni Boccaccio’s “Decameron” or How to Make the Nightingale Sing

Sexual revolution happened yesterday: the history of modern erotic literature begins with the Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio, who died 650 years ago.

15th-century illumination of the Decameron: A monk eats with a married couple (left panel), then sleeps with the woman while the man prays.

Image source: Wikipedia.