Object details
Object number
3.1.20
Creator(s)
Title
The Genuine and Complete works of Flavius Josephus
Date
about 1799
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
White vellum binding with gilded heraldic crest on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
1 v., 723 + [1] pages ; F4
Dimensions
40 x 25.5 x 6 cm (15 3/4 x 10 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $1.50 on 30 April 1886, lot 983.
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.40.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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