Object details
Object number
1.b.1.45
Creator(s)
Title
The Works of François Rabelais, Medical Doctor [Les oeuvres de M. François Rabelais, docteur en médecine]
Date
1663
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Amsterdam
Binding Description
Brown calf with the arms of Madame de Pompadour on the sides; fillets and floral design on the back; branches at the corners (French, 18th century)
Description
1 vol. ; 24°
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marked: coat of arms of Madame de Pompadour
Enclosed: ttyped bibliographic description
Provenance
Collection of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 57.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 72.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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