The Women Bibliophiles of France: XVI, XVII, and XVIII Centuries, Vol. 1

publisher Damascène Morgand (Sommery, 1840 - 1898, Paris)

author Ernest Quentin-Beauchart (Monplaisir-Courjumelle , 1830 - 1910)

subject Mary, Queen of Scots (Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587, Fotheringhay, England)

subject Marguerite de Valois (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1553 - 1615, Paris)

Date1886

Place MadeFrance, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions30 x 20 x 4.5 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number7.2.10

eMuseum ID719446

EmbARK ObjectID17831

TMS Source ID6047

Last Updated8/9/24

DescriptionVol. 1. ; 4°

Status

Not on view

Web 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, to be sold by auction, Apr. 15th to 19th, 1890, Charles F. Libbie & co., auctioneers (Boston, 1890), p. 13.
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. 22.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 8.

ProvenanceNotesCollection of Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Offered at the sale of the Gerald Ephraim Hart collection in 1890, lot 132.
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $9 for two volumes on 17 November 1891, lot 230.