Object details
Accession number
1.a.1.10
Creators
Full title
Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules
Creation Date
about 1665-1670
Language
French
Publication Place
Leyden
Binding Description
Full crimson crushed levant morocco extra; on the side, three fillets; tooled back; inside dentelle border; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., [4], 259 pages, 24°
Provenance
Collection of the 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 $55 on 16 April 1890, lot 398.
Marks
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Dimensions
12.86 x 7.14 cm (5 1/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Printed 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
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. 43, lot 398.
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. 94.
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