Cassaria
author
Ludovico Ariosto
(Reggio Emilia, 1474 - 1533, Ferrara)
printer
Nicolò Zoppino
(active Bologna, Florence, Perugia, Venice, 1508 - 1544)
binder
Hardy-Mennil
(active Paris, late 19th century)
Date1525
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper; leather
Dimensions15.5 x 10 x 0.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.1.10
eMuseum ID719821
EmbARK ObjectID17824
TMS Source ID6040
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 Vol., (LX c.) : paper ; ill. ; 16 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 Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 8, lot 79.
Charles 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. 14, lot 132.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 74-75.
Charles 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. 14, lot 132.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 74-75.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover, top): [Bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner]
ProvenanceNotesProbably the collection of the author and collector Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Probably purchased by the book collector Dr. David Hunt at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, 15-19 April 1890, lot 79.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $7 on 17 November 1891, lot 132.
Probably purchased by the book collector Dr. David Hunt at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, 15-19 April 1890, lot 79.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $7 on 17 November 1891, lot 132.
