Object details
Accession number
3.1.3
Creators
Full title
The Memoir of Philippe de Commynes, Lord of Argenton [Les Mémoires de Messire Ph. de Commines, chevalier seigneur d'Argenton]
Creation Date
1615
Language
Middle French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
[12], 342, [5] pages ; F4
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $3 on 29 April 1886, lot 503.
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 19.
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