Object details
Accession number
4.b.4.3
Creators
Full title
Institutionum oratoriarum libri XII; with Declamationum liber eiusdem
Creation Date
1544
Object Case
Horn Book Case
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Lyon
Binding Description
Brown morocco; on the sides, a border, the space within which is filled by a semis of flleurs-de-lys; repetition of a simple scroll on back; gilt edges
Description
2 vols. bound : paper ; 18 cm. (8°)
Provenance
Collection of Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $8.75 on 29 April 1886, lot 336.
Dimensions
17.46 x 12.07 cm (6 7/8 x 4 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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection, Books in all Departments of Literature (Boston, 29 April 1886), lot 336.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 56.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 66.
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