Object details
Accession number
2.a.1.2
Creators
Full title
The Little Passion [Passio Christi]
Creation Date
1510
Object Case
Dante Case
Publication Place
[Nuremberg]
Binding Description
Hogskin with stamped sides
Description
1 vol., [76] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and publisher Bernard Quartich (1819-1899), London on 10 March 1887 for £60.
Marks
Inscribed (on cuts 5 and 6): "W.H."
Enclosed: note, inscribed in pencil: "1510"
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: photocopy of typed bibliographic description
Dimensions
21.3 x 15.9 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Etching and engraving
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 26.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 72.
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