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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Theory and Practice of Gardening
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Theory and Practice of Gardening

printer (active Paris, 1686 - 1742)
author (Paris, 1680 - 1765, Paris)
illustrator (Paris, 1679 - 1719, Saint Petersburg)
Date1709
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions26 x 20 x 3.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.3.2
eMuseum ID729777
EmbARK ObjectID19266
TMS Source ID6721
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4 p. l., 208 p. plates (part double, part fold.) 26 cm.
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.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover, center):  "AVANCEZ" [unidentified coat of arms topped with a tower]
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): Vol =
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf reverse, top):  A H / 6 [crossed out]
Inscribed in black ink (front flyleaf reverse, top): 0.8 / 6
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): plates -  
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company,  Boston for $20 on 17 July 1922.