Object details
Object number
9.a.1.6
Creator(s)
Title
The Bibliographical Decameron; or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects Connected with Early Engraving, Typography, and Bibliography, Volume I
Date
1817
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark red leather binding with gilded decoration on front and back covers, gilded lettering on spine
Description
3 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Dimensions
25.5 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 3 vols.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 0180/cus = 3 vols
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top right): Y. L. m / M. Y -
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): Notices of some Illumin. MS. in the Br. [?] / the Atheneaum 1849 p. 1213 & 1850 p. 134 / Early printed Books exhibited at the [?] in 1871. - Atheneum / [?] pp. 591-623
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat, Boston on 1 November 1919 for $125.
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
Isabela Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 66.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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