Object details
Accession number
9.a.3.1
Creators
Full title
The Complete Gardener, or: Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens: With Divers Reflections on Several Parts of Husbandry: In Six Books
Creation Date
1693
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Brown tooled leather binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
[44], 184 [i.e. 192], [4], 204 [i.e. 184], [4], 4, 80 pages, [11] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. (engravings), port. ; 33 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $25 on 17 July 1922.
Dimensions
33.5 x 22 x 6 cm (13 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 2 3/8 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
Macknight Room
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