The Bibliographical Decameron, Volume I
author
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
(Calcutta India, 1776 - 1847, London)
printer
W. Bulmer and Company, Shakespeare Press
(active London, 1790 - )
Date1817
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions25.5 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.1.6
eMuseum ID730786
EmbARK ObjectID19245
TMS Source ID6702
Last Updated8/9/24
Description3 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.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.
BibliographyNotesIsabela Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 66.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 3 vols.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 0180/cus = 3 vols
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top right): Y. L. m / M. Y -
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): Notices of some Illumin. MS. in the Br. [?] / the Atheneaum 1849 p. 1213 & 1850 p. 134 / Early printed Books exhibited at the [?] in 1871. - Atheneum / [?] pp. 591-623
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 0180/cus = 3 vols
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top right): Y. L. m / M. Y -
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): Notices of some Illumin. MS. in the Br. [?] / the Atheneaum 1849 p. 1213 & 1850 p. 134 / Early printed Books exhibited at the [?] in 1871. - Atheneum / [?] pp. 591-623
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat, Boston on 1 November 1919 for $125.
