World's Greatest Book Collectors: Grolier to Beckford

publisher J. Pearson & Co. (active London, early 20th century)

printer Chiswick Press (active London, 1811-1962)

subject Jean Grolier (Lyon, 1479 - 1565, Paris)

subject William Beckford (London, 1760 - 1844, Bath)

Date1910

Place MadeEngland, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions22 x 17 x 2.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number5.1.48

eMuseum ID722808

EmbARK ObjectID24014

TMS Source ID8761

Last Updated8/9/24

Descriptionvi, 126 pages, 1 l., [9] leaves of plates (partly fold.) : ill., facsim. ; 22 cm.

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 pencil by Isabella Stewart Gardner (back cover): For Carter / Femmes Bibliophiles de France Bauchart- / Printer Jacques Coulourbier 1591 / Daniel Proplatie / Federic Morat Paris 1559 / Engelbert de Marnef 1501.

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1910.