Commentaries on the Incarnation of the Word
author
Peter Lombard
(Novara, Italy, about 1100 - 1160, Paris)
printer
Jean Petit
(active Paris, 1492 - 1530)
binder
Emile Rouselle
(active France, 19th century)
Date1510
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions14.29 x 10.48 cm (5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.1.28
eMuseum ID716983
EmbARK ObjectID23265
TMS Source ID8375
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. : paper ; ill. ; 14 cm (24°)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. Fine Books in Sumptuous Bindings, Illuminated Manuscripts...From the Library of the Late Horatio Greenough, Sculptor, of Boston, and Florence, Italy (Boston, 12-13 December 1890), lot 449.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 44.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 88.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 44.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 88.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse): iob / aen nil / Commentaries of / Peter Lombard / on the Incarnation of the / Word = other [?] / Paris 1510 / [?] / Printed by Jehan Petit
Enclosed: slip of blue paper
Enclosed: slip of blue paper
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the American sculptor Horatio Greenough (1805-1852).
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Greenough sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Company, Boston on 12 or 13 December 1891, lot 449.
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Greenough sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Company, Boston on 12 or 13 December 1891, lot 449.
