Object details
Object number
3.1.17
Creator(s)
Title
Sonnets of Petrarch, Volume II [Rime di Francesco Petrarca]
Date
1805
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Pisa
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: Vellum spine and corners with gilded heraldic crest on top left corner and gilded lettering on spine. Marbled paper boards.
Description
2 v. port. (v. 1) 39 cm.
Dimensions
40 x 27 x 3.5 cm (15 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $1.25 on 30 April 1886, lot 1311.
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. 54.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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