Object details
Object number
3.1.21
Creator(s)
Title
The Historic Chronicle of the Catholic Compromise [Chronicon historiam catholicam complectens]
Date
1752
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Amsterdam
Binding Description
White vellum binding with gilded decoration and lettering and red-and-white ribbons on front and back boards
Description
[16] pages, 1716 columns, [50] pages ; F5
Dimensions
41 x 26 x 8 cm (16 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Collection of Robert Travers, Trinity College, Dublin, 19th century.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles. F Libbie & Co., Boston for $3 or $5 on 29 April 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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 63.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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