Object details
Object number
S.G.S.3.15
Creator(s)
Title
The Makers of Florence: Dante, Giotto, Savonarola and Their City
Date
1885
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark green textile binding with gilded title and decoration
Description
xx, 422 p. incl. front., illus. plates, ports. 20 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 14 x 3.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on frontispiece, under illustration): "Savonarola's soul went / out in fire". / E.B.B. [Elizabeth Barrett Browning]
Signed in blue ink (title page): I. S. Gardner / Florence / Oct. 7 1886
Enclosed (pasted inside front cover): biography of the author, Margaret Oliphant.
Enclosed (pasted on front flyleaf): illustration; "8: MILANO: Accademia di Belle Arti - Frate addormentato : Diego Velasquez."
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 7 October 1886.
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.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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