Object details
Object number
9.b.4.3
Creator(s)
Title
The Aviary, or Discourse on the Nature and Characteristics of Diverse Birds [Uccelliera, ovvero discorso della natura e proprietà di diversi uccelli]
Date
1684
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Rome
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded heraldic crest on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
1 v., [10], 77 + [12] p., 4°
Dimensions
27.5 x 20 x 3 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top left): Birds / 14 / ohna / Afett / 0651 / ca / c/22/2 / #172
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center): Curioius old book / on birds / 1684 / arris of Pontice d'orvito / un cover
Inscribed in ink (front flyleaf, top right): Libro rarijimo / L.25
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center right): appartamento alla famiglia / Pontici d'orvieto / oggi estintu
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $18 on 9 June 1922.
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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