Object details
Object number
7.1.30
Creator(s)
Title
Epigrams of Martial [Epigrammata]
Date
1696
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Antwerp
Binding Description
Cream vellum binding with handwritten ink lettering on spine
Description
276 pages ; 24°
Dimensions
13 x 7 x 2.5 cm (5 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Probably a gift from William John Gunn (b. 1877) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
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. 47.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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