Object details
Object number
4.b.1.6
Creator(s)
Title
Dionysii Petavii Aurelianensis e Societate Jesu Rationarium temporum
Date
1633
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Crimson morocco; on the sides, a single and double fillet; in the center the arms of Cardinal Richelieu in an oval; tooled back, with the arms in each panel; gilt edges
Description
2 vols. bound ([20], 526, [78] pages + 241, [7] pages) : paper ; 15 cm. (16°)
Dimensions
15.2 x 8.6 cm (6 x 3 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marked (cover, recto): Coat of arms of Cardinal Richelieu
Inscribed (cover, recto): "HIS FVLTA MANEBVNT" [motto of Cardinal Richelieu]
Provenance
Collection of Armand de Vignerot (1585-1642), French cardinal and duc de Richelieu.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the booksellers J. Pearson & Co., London on 18 November 1901 for £40.
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. 54.
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
Case
Horn Book Case
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