Antiquity Explained and Illustrated: Volume I, Part I
author
Bernard de Montfaucon
(Paris, 1655 - 1741, Paris)
printer
Florentin Delaulne
(active Paris, 1685-1722)
Date1719
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions44 x 30 x 6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.e.1.6
eMuseum ID721032
EmbARK ObjectID20609
TMS Source ID7219
Last Updated8/9/24
Description5 v. in 10. illus., ports., plans. 39 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.
BibliographyNotes
Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feue Madame la marquise de Pompadour. Paris: J.-T. Hérissant & fils, 1765, pp. 360-361, lot. 3351.
ProvenanceNotes
Collection of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $225 for 15 volumes on 13 September 1922.
