Object details
Object number
1.a.1.9
Creator(s)
Title
Summary or Abridgement of the Book of Asse [Sommaire ou Epitome du livre de asse fait par le commandement du Roy]
Date
1529
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Full brown crushed levant morocco, with the chiffre of Comte Edouard Roger in the corners of the sides and on the back; inside borders; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., [4], xxix leaves, 16°
Dimensions
6.44 x 3.88 cm (2 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Affixed: bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Enclosed: dealer catalogue lot description
Enclosed: biographical description [in French]
Provenance
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $16.50 on 16 April 1890, lot 358.
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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 40, lot 358.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 13.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 95.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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