The Nature of Things
primary
Titus Lucretius Carus
(Rome, about 94 BCE - about 55 BCE)
translator
Alessandro Marchetti
(Empoli, 1632 - 1714, Pisa)
binder
Derome
(active Paris, 18th century)
Date1754
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.b.4.2
eMuseum ID722513
Other NumberARC.007742
EmbARK ObjectID20898
TMS Source ID7446
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. fronts., illus., plates. 23 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.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the book collector David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the David Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $90 on 17 November 1891, lot 306.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the David Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $90 on 17 November 1891, lot 306.
