Object details
Accession number
S.G.S.4.9
Creators
Full title
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti [Vita di Michelangelo Buonarroti]
Creation Date
1875
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Florence
Binding Description
half-bound in brown leather and marbled brown and white paper boards. Gilded title on spine.
Description
2 v. : ill., fold. facsims, fold. plans, fold. geneal. tables, music ; 25 cm.
Provenance
Probably in the library of S.B. Torricelli; 1875Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Schoenhof and Moeller, Boston, 1875-1878.
Marks
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): gilded crest of the Stewart-Gardner familiesSticker (inside front cover, top right): Schoenhof & Moeller / Boston / 40 Winter Street 40Signed in black ink (title page, top center): I.S. GardnerSigned in blue pencil (facing page 3, center): S. B. Torricelli
Dimensions
24 x 16 x 2.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 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
Short Gallery
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