Object details
Accession number
2.c.3.19
Creators
Full title
Life of the Cardinal of Amboise, with a Parallel of the Famous Cardinals Who Ruled Estates [Vie du cardinal d'Amboise, premies ministre de Louis XII, avec un parallèle des cardinaux célèbres qui ont gouverné des Estats]
Creation Date
1724
Object Case
Dante Case
Language
French
Publication Place
Rouen
Binding Description
Brown moroccan leather
Description
[10], 564 pages , [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 4°
Provenance
Collection of Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774).
Collection of Eliza Gulston (1769-1857), Llanelli, Wales
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the foreign bookseller and importer F. W. Christern, New York on 28 June 1886 for $3.
Marks
Pattern on binding (border): alternating fleurs-de-lys and acanthus
Insignia on binding (center): the royal arms of Louis XV, with the insignia of the order of the St. Esprit
Pattern on binding (back): fleurs-de-lys in the panels of the back; in one panel, the central fleur-de-lys has been replaced by the Gulston arms
Enclosed: Receipt from F.W. Christern, New York (ARC.008273)
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. 42.
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