Object details
Object number
7.1.25
Creator(s)
Title
Livy's Existing History [Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extat]
Date
1678
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Amsterdam
Binding Description
Full straight-grained morocco; gilt edges
Description
1 vol., (788 p.) : paper ; 16 cm (12°)
Dimensions
15.9 x 8.6 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf, reverse): 150 millim. / 472 / 1080 / Very rare / Remarkably / large copy
Enclosed: Isabella Stewart Gardner's Bookplate: Ex-Libris Isabella (ARC.010586)
Enclosed: Bibliographic Clipping: Livy's Existing History (ARC.010587)
Enclosed: Catalog Card: Titi Livii Historiarum Quod Extant (ARC.010588)
Provenance
In the collection of the American book collector Dr. David Hunt.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $16 on 18 November 1891.
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
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 100, lot 1080.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 43.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 92.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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