Object details
Object number
9.a.1.4
Creator(s)
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Lucien Bonaparte
(Ajaccio, France, 1775 - 1840, Viterbo, Papal States)
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author
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Charlemagne
(Aachen, 742 - 814, Aachen)
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subject
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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown
(active London, 1811 - 1824)
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publisher
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Thomas Davison
(active London, 1794 - 1830)
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printer
Title
Charlemagne: ou, L'Eglise Delivrée, Poème Epique, en Vingt-Quatre Chants
Date
1814
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Burgundy leather binding with gilded tooled floral decoration on front and back covers, gilded lettering and decoration on spine
Description
[28] 392 pages, portr. ; 4°
Dimensions
28 x 22 x 3.8 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Co., Boston on 30 January 1922 for $15.
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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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