Object details

Object number

4.a.4.3

Creator(s)

• Philippe Quinault (1635 - 1688, Paris) - author
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (Florence, 1632 - 1687, Paris) - author
• Christophe Ballard (Paris, 1666 - 1715) - printer
• Antoine Ruette (1609 - 1669) - binder
• Jean Le Pautre (Paris, 1618 - 1682, Paris) - engraver
• Jean Berain (Saint-Mihiel, 1640 - 1711, Paris) - illustrator

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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