Object details
Object number
4.a.5.1
Creator(s)
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James I, King Of England
(Edinburgh, 1566 - 1625, Hertfordshire)
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primary
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Bonham Norton
(Onibury, Shropshire, 1565 - 1635, London)
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printer
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John Bill
(Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 1576 - 1630, London)
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printer
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Thomas Reid
(1624, London)
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translator
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Patrick Young
(Seaton, Forfarshire, Scotland, 1584 - 1652, Essex)
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translator
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James Montagu
(Boughton, Northhamptonshire, 1568 - 1618, Greenwich)
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editor
Title
Serenissimi et potentissimi Principis Iacobie
Date
1619
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
London
Description
[44], 609, [1] pages ; 30 cm.
Provenance
Collection of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland (1566-1625).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from J. Pearson & Co. for £250 on 10 October 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 Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p.38
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p.64.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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