Object details
Object number
4.a.4.1
Creator(s)
Title
The Chronicles and Annals of Poloigne [Les chroniques et annales de Pologne]
Date
1573
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Middle French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
[12], 487 pages + [4], xciiii leaves ; 8°
Provenance
Collection of Louis XIII, King of France (1601-1643) and Anne, Queen consort of Louis XIII, King of France (1601-1666).
Collection of Quentin Bauchart and La Roche Lacarelle, with their ex-libris.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from booksellers J.Pearson & Co., London in September 1901.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 83.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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