Object details

Object number

7.1.31

Creator(s)

Vincenzo Coronelli (Venice, 1650 - 1718, Venice)

Title

Venetian Heraldry [Balsone Veneto]

Date

1685-1718

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

Italian

Publication Place

Venice

Binding Description

White leather binding with gold, blue, and red decoration and lettering on boards and spine

Description

1 v. : illustrations ; 12⁰.

Dimensions

12.5 x 9 x 2 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 13/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in black ink (page after front flyleaf, top): Isabella S. Gardner / Venice 1884.

Provenance

Acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice in 1884.

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. 19.

Gallery

Long Gallery

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