The Alcoran of the Cordeliers
author
Erasmus Alber
(Bruchenbrücken , about 1500 - 1553, Mecklenburg)
author
Martin Luther
(Eisleben, 1483 - 1564, Eisleben)
printer
Guillaume Laimarie
(active Geneva, 1578 - 1598)
binder
Antoine-Michel Padeloup
(active Paris, 1712 - 1750, Paris)
translator
Conrad Badius
(active Paris and Geneva, 1542 - 1562)
Date1578
Place MadeGeneva, Genève, Switzerland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions13.7 x 3.4 cm (5 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.b.1.4
eMuseum ID719935
EmbARK ObjectID17821
Other NumberARC.007734
TMS Source ID6037
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. ([8], 344, [1], 15-382, [2] p., 2 fold. leaves of plates) : paper ; ill. ; 14 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.
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, 1891), p. 4, lot 31.
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. 85.
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. 85.
MarksNotesAffixed: bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Marked (binding, sides): coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1578"
Marked (binding, sides): coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony
Enclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1578"
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Count Karl Heinrich von Hoym, diplomat and cabinet minister of the Electorate of Saxony (1694–1736).
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $31 on 17 November 1891, lot 38.
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $31 on 17 November 1891, lot 38.
