De casibus virorum illustrium compiles Latin falls of famous men, first phase mid-century and revised into the 1370s
First redaction commonly mid-1350s–60s; revisions continue. Later French Premierfait translations are evidence, not 1360 type.
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The humanism file independently treats Boccaccio’s Latin example-literature.
Context
Falls-of-princes literature is a knowledge path for moral-political example. Dedicated in the tradition toward Mainardo Cavalcanti.
Giovanni Boccaccio’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Britannica lists De casibus among mature Latin works. First redaction commonly mid-1350s–60s; revisions continue. Later French Premierfait translations are evidence, not 1360 type.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Giovanni Boccaccio
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
No public driver impacts are listed for this fact.
Evidence
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- 1.Britannica — humanism, 14th centuryEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Giovanni BoccaccioEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Britannica records De casibus virorum illustrium.
Giovanni Boccaccio did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Later print is not 1360.
Causal path
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No causal path is recorded: this fact is not linked to a driver.
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Factrail. (2026). De casibus virorum illustrium compiles Latin falls of famous men, first phase mid-century and revised into the 1370s. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/boc-de-casibus
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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