Object details
Object number
9.e.1.2
Creator(s)
Title
The Monuments of the French Monarchy: Which Comprises the History of France, with Images of Each Reign that the Injury of Time has Spared: Volume II: The Conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy, Called 'The Bastard,' Pulled from a Monument of the Time. And the Following Kings, from Louis VI, Called 'The Fat,' Up To and Including Jean II [Les Monumens de la Monarchie Françoise, qui Comprennant l’Histoire de France, avec les Figures de Chaque Règne que l’Injure des Tems à Epargnées: Tome Second]
Date
1730
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded decoration on front and back boards and gilded lettering on spine
Description
5 v. front., 306 pl. (part double, incl. ports.), 44 cm.
Dimensions
44 x 30 x 6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Collection of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $75 for 5 volumes on 13 September 1922.
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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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