Martial Epigrams
printer
Aldus Manutius
(Bassiano, about 1450 - 1515, Venice)
binder
François Bozerian
(Briord, 1765 - 1818)
DateDecember 1501
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions15.4 x 9.5 cm (6 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number2.a.3.5
eMuseum ID721069
EmbARK ObjectID17802
TMS Source ID6019
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. : paper ; 15 cm (16°)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.
BibliographyNotesCharles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 3, lot 29.
Charles F. Libbie and 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, 1891), p. 5, lot 43.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 2.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 56.
Charles F. Libbie and 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, 1891), p. 5, lot 43.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 2.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 56.
MarksNotesAffixed: bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Enclosed: two typed bibliographic descriptions
Enclosed: two typed bibliographic descriptions
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal .
Offered at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 15 April 1890, lot 29.
Collection of the 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 $21 on 17 November 1891, lot 43.
Offered at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 15 April 1890, lot 29.
Collection of the 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 $21 on 17 November 1891, lot 43.
