Object details
Object number
4.b.3.3
Creator(s)
Title
Formula of Ceremonies and Prayers for the Coronation of His Majesty Louis XVI [Formule de cérémonies et prières pour le sacre de Sa Majesté Louis XVI]
Date
1775
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Crimson morocco; on the sides, a triple fillet with fleurs-de-lys in the corners and the arms of Louis XVI in the center; tooled back; narrow inside border; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., ([4], 8, 132 pages) : paper ; 25 cm. (8°)
Dimensions
21.59 x 14.61 cm (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marked (binding): coat of arms of Louis XVI, King of France [about 1775]
Provenance
Collection of Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793), about 1775.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from booksellers J. Pearson & Co., London on 18 November 1901 for £50.
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), p. 69.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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