Object details
Object number
3.1.15
Creator(s)
Title
Sacred Bible Interpreted by Sébastien Castellion [Biblia Sacra ex Sebastiani Castellionis interpretatione]
Date
1697
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Publication Place
Frankfurt
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded lettering and decoration on spine
Description
[6] leaves, 1518 col., [l] leaf, 424, 423-506 col., [26] leaves ; fol
Dimensions
34.5 x 22 x 9 cm (13 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink: four handwritten pages detailing the translation of this work
Enclosed: William Guthrie, "Of the Doctrine of the Sphere" (ARC.0077011)
Enclosed: Hepatica Triloba, Liverleaf (ARC.008382)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.008383)
Enclosed: Hepatica Triloba (ARC.009750)
Enclosed: Hepatica Triloba (ARC.009751)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009752)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009753)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009754)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009755)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009756)
Enclosed: Note (ARC.009757)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1906.
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. 9.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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