Object details

Accession number

9.b.3.1

Creators

• Friedrich Schiller (Marbach am Neckar, Germany, 1759 - 1805, Weimar, Germany) - author
• J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung (founded Stuttgart, 1810) - publisher

Full title

Schiller's Whole Work, with Steel Engravings, Volume I [Schiller's sämmtliche Werke, mit Stahlstichen]

Creation Date

1835

Language

German

Publication Place

Stuttgart

Binding Description

Shiny blue leather binding with gilded border around front and back boards and gilded decoration and lettering on spine

Description

10 v. front. (v. 1: port.; v. 2-6, 9) plates. 21 cm.

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $25 on 2 September 1922.

Dimensions

21 x 13 x 3 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 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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