Giovanni Sercambi

Giovanni Sercambi
Historical image of Lucca, manuscript illumination, in Giovanni Sercambi, Croniche, Lucca, Archivio di Stato, MS 107
Born(1347-02-18)February 18, 1347
Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now in Tuscany, Italy)
Died27 May 1424(1424-05-27) (aged 77)
Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now in Tuscany, Italy)
OccupationWriter, poet, politician
LanguageItalian (Tuscan)
PeriodEarly Renaissance
Genres
Literary movementItalian Renaissance
Years activeFrom 1369
Notable worksIl novelliere

Giovanni Sercambi (18 February 1347  27 May 1424) was an Italian author from Lucca who wrote a history of his city, Le croniche di Luccha, as well as Il novelliere (or Novelle), a collection of 155 tales.