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On the False Embassy

author Demosthenes (Greek, 384 BCE - 322 BCE)

publisher Oxford University Press (English, founded 1586)

printer Sheldonian Theatre (British, active 1669 - early 18th century)

Date1721

Place MadeEngland, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions20 x 13 x 4.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number9.b.3.14

eMuseum ID728515

EmbARK ObjectID19326

TMS Source ID6757

Last Updated8/9/24

Description[8], 240, 108, [12] p., [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 20 cm. (8vo)

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.

MarksNotesSticker (inside front cover, top left): H. Guy / Bookseller / & Stationer / High Street / Chelmsford
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): 9.b. / 3.14 / EE =
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top center): Contemporary fore-edge / painting of Eton College.
Inscribed in black ink (loose front endpaper, top right): R. Michild (crossed out)
Inscribed in black ink (losse front endpaper, top right): T. Mills / Coval Hall. / Chelmsford / Jan. 1st 1837.

ProvenanceNotesCollection of R. Michild.
Collection of T. Mills, Coval Hall, Chelmsford in 1837.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $55 on 16 June 1922.