Object details

Object number

2.b.3.6

Creator(s)

Università di Padova (Padua, 1222 - )

Title

Diploma, Doctor of laws conferred by the University of Padua to Carlo Vicentini

Date

1690

Medium

Ink on vellum

Publication Place

Padua

Binding Description

Old morocco binding with elaborate gold tooling; tin case attached by silk cord (17th century)

Description

1 vol., (8 leaves, 37 lines) : vellum ; ill. ; 24 cm.

Dimensions

24 x 17 cm (9 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed (on tin case attached to binding): seal of Cardinal Barbarigo [probably Gregorio Barbarigo, 1625-1697]

Provenance

Awarded to the doctor of law Carlo Vicentini by the University of Padua, October 1660.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.

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), pp. 44-45, 77.
Seymour De Ricci and W. J. Wilson. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, Vol. 1 (New York,1935-40), p. 934, no. 26.

Gallery

Long Gallery

Case

Dante Case

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