Object details
Object number
2.b.1.3
Creator(s)
Title
Divine Proportions: Works for all the Persuasive and Curious Ingenuity Needed by Each Scholar of Philosophy...[Divina proportione: opera a tutti glingengniperspicaci e curiosi necessaria oue ciascun studioso di philosophia]
Date
1509
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Italian
Publication Place
Venice
Description
[1], 33 + 27, [24] + [3] + LXI, [1] leaves of plates ; 4°
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and publisher Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), London for £12 on 10 March 1887.
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
Hilliard Goldfarb. Italian Renaissance Drawings, Medals, and Books. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum I. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1991).
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Dante Case
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