Object details
Accession number
8.b.2.14
Creators
Full title
A Parallel; In the Manner of Plutarch: Between a Most Celebrated Man of Florence; And One, Scarce Ever Heard of, in England
Creation Date
1758
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Full crimson crushed levant morocco extra; tooled sides; tooled backed; inside borders; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., (104 pages) : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm. (8°)
Provenance
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $20 on 18 April 1890, lot 2316.
Dimensions
18.42 x 11.75 cm (7 1/4 x 4 5/8 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. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 227, lot 2316.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 63.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 87.
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