Certaldo, a town of Central Italy, 19 miles SW. of Florence (37 by rail). It is noteworthy as the residence of Boccaccio, who was born and died here. His house is still standing, much as it was in the poet's time. Pop. 2500.
Certaldo
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 72
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