Life of the Cardinal of Amboise
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Louis Le Gendre
(Rouen, 1655 - 1733, Paris)
printer
Robert Machuel
(Rouen, about 1691 - 1752)
Date1724
Place MadeRouen, Normandy, France, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number2.c.3.19
eMuseum ID724268
EmbARK ObjectID20852
TMS Source ID7404
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[10], 564 pages , [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 42.
MarksNotesPattern on binding (border): alternating fleurs-de-lys and acanthus
Insignia on binding (center): the royal arms of Louis XV, with the insignia of the order of the St. Esprit
Pattern on binding (back): fleurs-de-lys in the panels of the back; in one panel, the central fleur-de-lys has been replaced by the Gulston arms
Enclosed: Receipt from F.W. Christern, New York (ARC.008273)
Insignia on binding (center): the royal arms of Louis XV, with the insignia of the order of the St. Esprit
Pattern on binding (back): fleurs-de-lys in the panels of the back; in one panel, the central fleur-de-lys has been replaced by the Gulston arms
Enclosed: Receipt from F.W. Christern, New York (ARC.008273)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774).
Collection of Eliza Gulston (1769-1857), Llanelli, Wales
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the foreign bookseller and importer F. W. Christern, New York on 28 June 1886 for $3.
Collection of Eliza Gulston (1769-1857), Llanelli, Wales
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the foreign bookseller and importer F. W. Christern, New York on 28 June 1886 for $3.
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