Metamorphoses
author
Jakob Moltzer
(Strasbourg, 1503 - 1558, Heidelberg)
printer
Sigmund Feyerabend
(active Frankfurt, 1540 - 1590)
Date1567
Place MadeFrankfurt, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions17.8 x 11.4 cm (7 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.b.5.3
eMuseum ID719445
Other NumberARC.007746
EmbARK ObjectID17555
TMS Source ID5817
Last Updated10/1/24
Description1 vol. ([16], 573, [19] pages) : paper ; ill. ; 18 cm. (8°)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 52.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 73.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 73.
MarksNotesInscribed (binding, front cover): "EAA" and "1568"
Marked (binding, front cover): coat of arms of the Elector of Saxony
Inscribed (binding, back cover): "INSIGNIA VRBIS WITEBER" and "NIL VALIIDAE IVVERE ARCES AVT ROBORA BELLI SED MERITO PIETAS POPVLIS FORTISSIMA TVRRIS. H. CANTZ."
Enclosed note inscribed in blue ink: Aunt Belle / with love and Merry Christmas / from John Gardner
Marked (binding, front cover): coat of arms of the Elector of Saxony
Inscribed (binding, back cover): "INSIGNIA VRBIS WITEBER" and "NIL VALIIDAE IVVERE ARCES AVT ROBORA BELLI SED MERITO PIETAS POPVLIS FORTISSIMA TVRRIS. H. CANTZ."
Enclosed note inscribed in blue ink: Aunt Belle / with love and Merry Christmas / from John Gardner
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526-1586), about 1568.
Gift from John Lowell Gardner II (1867-1938), to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December of an unknown year.
Gift from John Lowell Gardner II (1867-1938), to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December of an unknown year.
