Divine Proportions
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Luca Pacioli
(Sansepolcro , about 1445 - about 1514, Sansepolcro)
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Antonio Capello
(active 1509)
binder
Robert Riviere
(London, 1808 - 1882, London)
Date1509
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number2.b.1.3
eMuseum ID719457
EmbARK ObjectID20779
TMS Source ID7377
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[1], 33 + 27, [24] + [3] + LXI, [1] leaves of plates ; 4°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.
BibliographyNotesHilliard Goldfarb. Italian Renaissance Drawings, Medals, and Books. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum I. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1991).
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and publisher Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), London for £12 on 10 March 1887.