Object details
Object number
2.a.1.2
Creator(s)
Title
The Little Passion [Passio Christi]
Date
1510
Medium
Etching and engraving
Publication Place
[Nuremberg]
Binding Description
Hogskin with stamped sides
Description
1 vol., [76] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Dimensions
21.3 x 15.9 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (on cuts 5 and 6): "W.H."
Enclosed: note, inscribed in pencil: "1510"
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: photocopy of typed bibliographic description
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and publisher Bernard Quartich (1819-1899), London on 10 March 1887 for £60.
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. 26.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 72.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Dante Case
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