Object details
Object number
6.T.3
Creator(s)
Title
Rosary of the Glorious Virgin Mary [Rosario della Gloriosa Vergine Maria]
Date
1524
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Full crushed levant morocco extra; janseniste style; inside borders; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., (252, [4] leaves) : paper ; ill. ; 16 cm.
Dimensions
15.6 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Albert Cohn (1827-1905), Berlin for $25 on 20 April 1887, lot 139, through the scholar and critic Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908).
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. 58
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 94.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Book Of Hours Case
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