Object details

Object number

4.a.3.4

Creator(s)

• Unknown - author
• Derome (active Paris, 18th century) - binder

Title

History of the Order of the Holy Spirit [Histoire de l'Ordre du S.Esprit]

Date

after 1740

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

French

Publication Place

France

Binding Description

Olive morocco wit dentelle border on sides and the arms of Louis XV in the center; tooled back; inside border; gilt edges

Description

1 vol., ([4], 29 pages) ; 20 cm (12°)

Dimensions

19.69 x 13.02 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Marked (cover, side): Coat of arms of Louis XV
Enclosed: photocopy of typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: paper, inscribed in black ink: bibliographic description [hand of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1740"

Provenance

Collection of Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the booksellers J. Pearson & Co., London for £38 on 10 October 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 Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 45.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 69.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Horn Book Case

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