Works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Volume I

author Horace (Venusia, Italy, 65 BCE - 8 BCE, Rome)

engraver John Pine (active London, 1690 - 1756)

Date1733

Place MadeEngland, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions23 x 19 x 3 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number7.2.19

eMuseum ID717980

EmbARK ObjectID23535

TMS Source ID8479

Last Updated8/9/24

Description2 v. ; 8°

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

MarksNotesInscribed in black ink (page after front flyleaf, center): "Among the last specimens of this / beautiful branch of decorative printing, / (Capital Initials on Copper) are the / topical productions of Pine, especially / his Horace" - / Dr. Dibdin

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $95 for two volumes on 18 May 1922.