Treatise on the Knowledge of Animals
author
Marin Cureau de La Chambre
(Le Mans, 1594 - 1669)
printer
Pierre Rocolet
(active Paris, 1610 - 1662)
binder
Le Gascon
(French, 1620 - 1653)
Date1648
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions24.77 x 17.78 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.a.2.1
eMuseum ID716803
EmbARK ObjectID20563
Other NumberARC.007714
TMS Source ID7173
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol., [8], 390 pages ; 25 cm. (8°)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.
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. 26, lot 230.
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 31, lot 317.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 81-82.
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 31, lot 317.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 81-82.
MarksNotesEnclosed: typed bibliographic description
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1648"
Enclosed: photocopy of typed binding description
Enclosed: paper strip, inscribed in pencil: "1648"
Enclosed: photocopy of typed binding description
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E.Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by the book collector David Hunt, Boston at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $47 on 15 April 1890, lot 230.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $41 on 17 November 1891, lot 317.
Purchased by the book collector David Hunt, Boston at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $47 on 15 April 1890, lot 230.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $41 on 17 November 1891, lot 317.
