Object details
Object number
4.b.4.5
Creator(s)
Title
The Office of the Holy Week [L’Office de la semaine-sainte]
Date
1732
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Description
[2], xx, 654, [2] pages ; 8°
Provenance
Collection of Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner for $15. See remarks.
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. 84.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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