Object details
Accession number
7.1.10
Creators
Full title
Cassaria
Creation Date
1525
Object Case
Contemporary Authors Case
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Full crimson crushed levant morocco extra; on the sides, a blind double fillet, succeeded by the same with a gold fleuron at the exterior corners; a scroll ornament in the centre; a single gold figure in each panel of the back; inside borders; gilt edges
Description
1 Vol., (LX c.) : paper ; ill. ; 16 cm. (8°)
Provenance
Probably the collection of the author and collector Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Probably purchased by the book collecter Dr. David Hunt at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, 15-19 April 1890, lot 79.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $7 on 17 November 1891, lot 132.
Dimensions
15.6 x 10.2 cm (6 1/8 x 4 in.)
Display Media
Printed 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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 8, lot 79.
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 14, lot 132.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 74-75.
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