Object details
Object number
9.d.2.3
Creator(s)
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Plutarch
(Chaironeia, about 50 - after 120 CE, Delphi)
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author
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Jacob Tonson
(London, 1656 - 1736, Ledbury, England)
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publisher
Title
Plutarch’s Lives: Translated from the Greek, by Several Hands, in Five Volumes, Volume III
Date
1688
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark blue leather binding with elaborate gold-tooled decoration on front and back covers, gold-tooled decoration and gilded lettering on spine
Description
[24], 81, [1], 652, [2] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill., table, ports.
Dimensions
18.5 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $35 for five volumes on 9 June 1922.
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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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