Object details
Accession number
1.b.1.34
Creators
Full title
Les arrêts d'amour, avec l'amant rendu cordelier à l'observance d'amours
Creation Date
1731
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Crimson morocco; triple fillet on the sides; gilt edges
Description
1 vol.; XLViii + 624 pages; 16°
Provenance
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 16 April 1890, lot 711.
Marks
Enclosed: dealer catalgue lot description
Dimensions
13.65 x 8.57 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 73, lot 711.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 41. (as Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy)
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 85.
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