Object details
Object number
9.c.1.1
Creator(s)
Title
History of the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Previously Called the Knights of Rhodes and Today the Knights of Malta, Volume I [Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jérusalem, appellez depuis les Chevaliers de Rhodes et aujourd’hui les Chevaliers de Malte]
Date
1726
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Brown and black leather binding with tooled and gilded lettering and decoration on spine
Description
4 vols. Ports. 4to
Dimensions
26.5 x 20 x 5 cm (10 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): FREI / UND / TREU
Inscribed in ink (front flyleaf, reverse, top left): J Ncc
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, reverse, top): we = / 4. Vols 71 Fine Cordoba Oml
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $25 for 4 volumes on 20 September 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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