Object details
Object number
4.b.1.3
Creator(s)
Title
History and Politics of Savoy [Sabaudiae respublica et historia]
Date
1634
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Leiden
Description
[16], 313, [7] pages ; 24°
Provenance
Collection of French statesman and historian, Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617), Paris.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $1 on 29 April 1886, lot 617.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 71.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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