Object details
Object number
4.a.4.3
Creator(s)
Title
Proserpine: A Tragedy, in Music [Proserpine: tragedie, en musique]
Date
1680
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Citron morocco; on the sides, fleurs-de-lys with narrow border; in the panels of the back, smaller fleurs-de-lys; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., ([12], 70 [i.e. 68] pages, [1] leaf of plates) : ill. ; 24 cm (4°)
Dimensions
25.4 x 18.42 cm (10 x 7 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Enclosed: paper, inscribed in black ink: bibliographic description [hand of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Enclosed: two photocopies of typed bibliographic descriptions
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1680 -- 4.a. 4.3"
Provenance
Collection of Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715).
Purchased Isabella Stewart Gardner for £21 at an unknown date.
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 Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 44.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 88.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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