Object details
Object number
7.1.14
Creator(s)
Title
Forestiere Illuminato: Around the Rarest and Most Curious, Ancient, and Modern Things in the City of Venice and the Surrounding Island: with Descriptions of Churches, Monasteries, Hospitals, Saint Mark's Treasures, Public Buildings, Famous Paintings...
Date
1740
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: Cream leather spine and corners with red leather and gilded title. Yellow, blue, green, cream and red marbled paper boards.
Description
[16], 343, [9] pages : port. (part. fold.) ; 16 cm (8vo).
Dimensions
17 x 12.5 x 3 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in black ink (title page, top center): I.S. Gardner / Venezia. 1888.
Provenance
Acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice in 1888.
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. 29.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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