Object details

Accession number

7.1.15

Creators

• Johannes Van Meurs (Loosduinen, Netherlands, 1579 - 1639, Sorø) - primary
• Govert Basson (active Leiden, 1612 - 1630) - printer
• Officina Elzeviriana (active Leiden, 1593 - 1712) - printer

Full title

Joannis Meursii Cecropia, sive, De Athenarum arce & ejusdem antiquitatibus, liber singularis. De Athenarum arce & ejusdem antiquitatibus, liber singularis. Cecropia, sive, De arce Athenarum et ejusdem antiquitatibus, liber singularis. Cecropia.

Creation Date

1622-1624

Object Case

Contemporary Authors Case

Language

Greek

Publication Place

Leiden

Description

2 v. in 1 ; 12°

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for 50¢ on 29 April 1886, lot 616.

Display Media

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

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 48.

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