Object details
Object number
7.1.23
Creator(s)
Title
Venetian Chronology: In Which Are Faithfully and Briefly Describe the Most Notable Things of This Famous Venetian Town Until the Year 1663 [Cronologia Veneta: nella quale fedelmente, e con breuità si descriuono le cose piu notabili di questa famosissima città di Venetia fino all'anno 1663]
Date
1663
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Light blue paper binding with handwritten ink lettering on spine
Description
238 + [2] pages ; 24°
Dimensions
13.5 x 8 x 4 cm (5 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in black ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (half-title page, top): Isabella -
Inscribed in black ink (half-title page, bottom): Ricordo / de un / Venezian. / Ottobre 1894.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice, October 1894.
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. 20.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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