Object details

Object number

4.a.2.5

Creator(s)

• Jean Lemaire De Belges (Bavay, Belgium, 1473 - 1515) - primary
• Romain Morin (active Lyon, 1515 - 1547) - printer

Title

The Promptor of the Councils of the Catholic Church [Le promptvaire des conciles de leglise catholique]

Date

1533

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

Middle French

Publication Place

Lyon

Binding Description

French binding

Description

lxxii leaves : ill. ; 14 cm.

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from booksellers J.Pearson & Co., London for £42 on 18 November 1901.

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), p. 67.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Horn Book Case

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