Where can I find an English translation of 'Il Fioretto della Bibbia'?

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As far as I can tell there are no English translations of this work, but here are links to 3 copies (housed in Italian collections):

And one in Barcelona:


According to this site and this book, "Fioretto della Bibbia" was also published under the name "Fiore novello":

Another book connected with the success of biblical translations was Fiore novello or Fioretto della Bibbia, a chronicle of antiquity which blended scriptural information with elements of profane history and even pagan mythology. A work as interesting as it has been little studied, and one which certainly existed in a variety of versions, the book enjoyed great success, both in manuscript and print.

Under this name I found this (Fiore novello estratto dalla Bibbia):

This directory contains a number of listings of copies of this work, their publication date, and the institutions that held them (as of 1983):

And this one:


Additionally, there is this work from the collection:

I fatti di Giuseppe brano cavato dal Fioretto della Bibbia [a cura di Pietro Ferrato], Stabil. Tip. dei Fratelli Salmin alla Minerva

Whose full text is available here:


The description of this work seems to claim that "codex Magliabechiano IV, 107" contains the "Fioretto della Bibbia":

STORIA DELLA REINA ESTER SCRITTA NEL BUON SECOLO DELLA LINGUA E NON MAI FIN QUI STAMPATA.

Prima pubblicazione a stampa di una novella di ambientazione orientale rinvenuta dal curatore Francesco Zambrini nel codice Magliabechiano IV, 107 contenente il Fioretto della Bibbia. Esemplare n. 1 di una tiratura non specificata, su carta distinta.

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