Object details
Accession number
1.b.1.33
Primary Creator
Full title
On the Two Happy Trips from Genoa and Venice [Sur les deux heureux voyages de Gênes et Venise]
Creation Date
1532
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
1 vol.,16°
Provenance
Collection of the American sculptor Horatio Greenough (1805-1852).
Probably purchased by the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston at the Greenough sale from the auctioneers and appraisers C. F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 12 or 13 December 1890, lot 490.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $21 on 19 November 1891, lot 2035.
Dimensions
15.88 x 10.16 cm (6 1/4 x 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. Fine Books in Sumptuous Bindings, Illuminated Manuscripts...From the Library of the Late Horatio Greenough, Sculptor, of Boston, and Florence, Italy (Boston, 12-13 December 1890), lot 490.
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 186, lot 2035.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 47.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 60.
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