Object details
Object number
4.a.5.2
Creator(s)
Title
The Life and Miracles of B. Gregory Barbarigo, Bishop of Padua and Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church [Ragguaglio della vita, virtu, miragoli del B. Gregorio Barbarigo, Vescovo di Padova e della Santa Romana Chiesa Cardimale]
Date
1761
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Rome
Binding Description
See Book Notes for a full description.
Description
[8], 174 + [1] pages ; 4°
Provenance
Presentation copy to/Bound for Pope Clement XIII (Rezzonico, r. 1758-1769) with his arms on the binding.---From the Rezzonico library, Venice.--
Collection of Edward Cheney (1803-1884), English art collector and watercolorist: his bookplate and sale, 13 June 1886, lot ?
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the sale of Edward Cheney's library for £2 15s with the assistance the bookseller Bernard Quaritch, London.
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 Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 79-80.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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