Object details

Accession number

3.1.28

Creators

• François Foppens (active 1733 - 1781, Brussels) - printer
• Nicolas Renouard (active 17th century -) - translator
• Pierre Du Ryer (Paris, 1605 - 1658, Paris) - translator

Full title

Metamorpheses [Les Metamorphoses]

Creation Date

1677

Language

Latin

Publication Place

Brussels

Description

[8], 520, [2], 521-574 [i.e. 572] pages : ill. (engravings) ; 48 cm. (fol.)

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles. F Libbie & Co., Boston for $10 on 30 April 1886, lot 1280.

Display Media

ink on paper

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.52.

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