Object details
Accession number
4.b.3.5
Creators
Full title
History and Chronicle of King Louis IX [L'Histoire et cronique du très-chrestien roy S. Loys, IX. du nom]
Creation Date
1561
Object Case
Horn Book Case
Language
French
Publication Place
Poitiers
Binding Description
Bound in Du Seuil style. Full light brown crushed levant morocco; on the sides, fillets with fleurs-de-lys at corners and arms of France in center; on the back, a semis of fleurs-de-lys; inside borders; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., ([6], CLXI, [5 ] leaves) : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm. (12°)
Provenance
Collection of French author and collector E.M. Bancel (1808-1893).
Collection of of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $39 on 17 April 1890, lot 1277.
Marks
Affixed: bookplate of E.M. Bancel
Affixed: bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: Hart sale dealer catalogue lot description, lot 1277
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed: "1561"
Dimensions
19.69 x 13.65 cm (7 3/4 x 5 3/8 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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 125, lot 1277.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 39.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 94.
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