Nine Lyric Poets
author
Pindar
(about 522 BCE - 443 BCE)
editor
Henri Estienne
(Paris, 1531 - 1598, Lyon)
printer
Hieronymus Commelinus
(Douai, 1550 - 1597)
Date1598
Place MadeGermany, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20 x 12 x 2.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number5.T.1
eMuseum ID720928
EmbARK ObjectID17658
TMS Source ID5912
Last Updated8/9/24
Description191, [1 bl.] p. ; 8° (20 cm)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), pp. 39-40.
David McPherson. 'Ben Jonson's Library and Marginalia: An Annotated Catalogue'. Studies in Philology, Vol. 71, No. 5 (Dec., 1974), Texts and Studies, p. 77, no. 142.
David McPherson. 'Ben Jonson's Library and Marginalia: An Annotated Catalogue'. Studies in Philology, Vol. 71, No. 5 (Dec., 1974), Texts and Studies, p. 77, no. 142.
MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (title page): Tanquam Exploratur / Sum Ben: Jonsoni
ProvenanceNotesFrom the library of Ben Jonson, (1572–1637), English poet and playwright.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1906.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1906.
