The Psalms of David

author David, King of Israel (fl. 1000 BCE)

translator Antonio Brucioli (Florence, 1487 - 1566, Venice)

printer Jamet Mettayer (active Blois, Tours, Paris, 1573 - 1605)

binder Clovis Eve (active 1596 - about 1634)

Date1588

Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions11.4 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number3.T.4

eMuseum ID724758

EmbARK ObjectID18349

TMS Source ID6324

Last Updated8/9/24

Description1 vol.,145 p, [4], 16 leaves, 32º

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... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 21, lot 205.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 65.

MarksNotesInscribed (binding, upper front cover): arms of Marguerite de Valois
Inscribed (binding, lower back cover): "Spes mea" [motto of Marguerite de Valois]
Pasted (inside front cover): Typed bibliographic description
Pasted (inside front cover): Handwritten bibliographic description
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf): 1205 / 125 / See Bibliographic [?] / bound by Clovis Eve
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): 205
Inscribed in ink (first leaf, top): AE
Inscribed in ink in Catherine de' Medici's hand (last leaf, top): Niuno è tenuto a dare / quelo che non gli piace.
Enclosed: Bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner

ProvenanceNotesGift from Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France (1519-1589) to her daughter Marguerite de Valois, queen consort of Navarre (1553-1615). (with binding by Clovis Eve)
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $144 on 15 April 1890, lot 205.