Object details
Object number
2.c.3.9
Creator(s)
Title
The Decameron [Il Decameron]
Date
1573
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Florence
Description
1 vol., ([29], 578, [2] p.) : paper ; 58 cm (8×)
Dimensions
58.4 x 38.1 cm (23 x 15 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Enclosed: photocopy of typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: page 81/82 of a dealer catalogue with an illustration of "Boccaccio.Decamerone.Venice, 1504"(r); Illustration of "Gualla. Papie Sanctuarium.Pavia, 15--" (v)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1906.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 10.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Dante Case
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