History of the Admirable Don Guzman of Alfarache
author
Mateo Aléman
(Seville, 1547 - about 1614)
publisher
La veuve de Mabre-Cramoisy
(d. 1717, Pairs)
translator
Gabriel Brémond
(about 1645 -)
binder
P.B. Sanford Co.
(active Boston, 19th century)
Date1695
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions15.2 x 9 cm (6 x 3 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.a.1.1
eMuseum ID718369
EmbARK ObjectID17755
TMS Source ID5976
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. ; with plates; 17cm. ; 12ºStatus
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.
BibliographyNotesCharles 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. 6, lot 59.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 4.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 89.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 4.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 89.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $11.25 on 17 November 1891, lot 59. (as a set of three volumes)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $11.25 on 17 November 1891, lot 59. (as a set of three volumes)
