Object details
Accession number
4.b.1.3
Creators
Full title
History and Politics of Savoy [Sabaudiae respublica et historia]
Creation Date
1634
Object Case
Horn Book Case
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.
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 Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 71.
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