Object details
Object number
4.b.4.3
Creator(s)
Title
Institutionum oratoriarum libri XII; with Declamationum liber eiusdem
Date
1544
Medium
Printed ink on paper
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°)
Dimensions
17.46 x 12.07 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
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.
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
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.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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