Object details
Object number
2.c.3.2
Creator(s)
Title
Part of the Lives of Memorable Popes and All of the Past Cardinals [La prima parte delle uite, ouero fatti memorabili d'alcuni papi, et di tutti i cardinali passati]
Date
1567
Medium
Ink on paper
Publication Place
Venice
Description
[40], 515, [1] pages ; 21 cm (4to)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers C. F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $1 on 29 April 1886, lot. 733.
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. 29.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Dante Case
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