Object details

Object number

4.b.1.5

Creator(s)

• Petronius Arbiter (R) - primary
• Jean Bourdelot (Sens, 1638) - author
• Justus Livius (active Leiden, 1632 - 1650) - binder
• Antoine-Michel Padeloup (active Paris, 1712 - 1750, Paris) - binder

Title

Petronii Arbitri Satyricon

Date

1645

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

Latin

Publication Place

Leiden

Description

[12], 251 [i.e. 252] p. ; 32°

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from booksellers J.Pearson & Co., London for £130 ($633.75) on 22 January 1902.

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. 85-86.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Horn Book Case

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