Object details

Accession number

9.c.1.8

Creators

• Maximilien De Béthune, Duc De Sully (French, 1559 - 1641) - primary
• Jean-Francois Bastien (active Paris) - publisher

Full title

Memoirs of Sully, Volume IV [Mémoires de Sully, principal ministre de Henri-le-grand]

Creation Date

1788

Language

French

Publication Place

Paris

Binding Description

Green leather binding with gilded border around boards and tooled and gilded lettering and decoration on spine

Description

6 volumes. 8°

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $30 for 6 volumes on 9 June 1922.

Dimensions

20 x 13 x 3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 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

Macknight Room

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