Object details

Accession number

2.b.1.3

Creators

• Robert Riviere (London, 1808 - 1882, London) - binder
• Luca Pacioli (Sansepolcro , about 1445 - about 1514, Sansepolcro) - primary
• Antonio Capello (active 1509) - author

Full title

Divine Proportions: Works for all the Persuasive and Curious Ingenuity Needed by Each Scholar of Philosophy... [Divina proportione: opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria oue ciascun studioso di philosophia...]

Creation Date

1509

Object Case

Dante Case

Language

Italian

Publication Place

Venice

Description

[1], 33 + 27, [24] + [3] + LXI, [1] leaves of plates ; 4°

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and publisher Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), London for £12 on 10 March 1887.

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

Hilliard Goldfarb. Italian Renaissance Drawings, Medals, and Books. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum I. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1991).

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