Object details
Accession number
1.a.1.11
Primary Creator
Full title
History of the Gauls [Histoire amoureuse des Gaules: suivie de La France Galante, romans satiriques du XVIIe siècle]
Creation Date
1754
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
5 v., 24°
Provenance
Collection of the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers C. F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $5 on 17 November 1891, lot. no. 509.
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. 13.
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