Rara Arithmetica
subject
George Arthur Plimpton
author
David Eugene Smith
(Cortland, New York, 1860 - 1944, New York)
publisher
Ginn and Company
(active Boston, 1868 - present)
Date1908
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions25 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm (9 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberm.b.1.29
eMuseum ID717482
EmbARK ObjectID20541
TMS Source ID7163
Last Updated8/14/24
Descriptionxiii, 507 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmStatus
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (front flyleaf): To / Mrs. John Gardner / with best wishes of / Geo. Plimpton / [in pencil: Aug. 16] 1923
ProvenanceNotesGift from the American publisher and philanthropist George Arthur Plimpton (1855-1936) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 16 August 1923.
Francis George Baring Northbrook
1889
