Object details
Accession number
4.b.2.3
Creators
Full title
The Merit of Women [Il merito delle donne]
Creation Date
1600
Object Case
Horn Book Case
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Original binding of crimson morocco; on the sides, a narrow border, with the Foscarini arms in the center surrounded by bold foliated scrolls and surmounted by two angels supporting a coronet; tooled back; gilt edges
Description
[8], 158, [2] pages : port. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Provenance
Collection of the Foscarini family, about 1600.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Marks
Marked (binding): coat of arms of Foscarini family [about 1600]
Dimensions
20.32 x 14.61 cm (8 x 5 3/4 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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 78.
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