Object details
Object number
3.T.5
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis]
Date
1663
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Venice
Binding Description
Original silver binding (17th century)
Description
1 vol., (248 + [8] p.) ; paper ; 5 cm (64°)
Dimensions
binding: 2 x 1 1/2 x 11/16 in. (5.1 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Steward Gardner from booksellers J.Pearson & Co., London for £43.2 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. 51.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 97.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Mary Queen Of Scots Case
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