The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
author
Jan van Ruusbroec
(Ruisbroek, Belgium, 1293 - 1381, Groenendael, Belgium)
publisher
Paul Lacomblez
(active Brussels, early 20th century)
binder
J. H. H. McNamee
(active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1876 - 1922)
translator
Maurice Maeterlinck
(Ghent, Belgium, 1862 - 1949, Nice, France)
Date1891
Place MadeBrussels, Brussels, Belgium, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions17.78 x 11.75 x 3.18 cm (7 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberv.2.a.3.32
eMuseum ID729465
EmbARK ObjectID25594
TMS Source ID9490
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol., [6] xcvii 247 [2] p., 12°Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella's friend Gretchen Osgood Warren gave her books that cover a wide range of genres. This book written by a Flemish mystic in the 14th century addresses the growth of the soul through Christian virtue and contemplation.
BibliographyNotesChristina Nielsen (ed.). Sargent on Location: Gardner's First Artist-in-Residence. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2018), p. 60, no. 15.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (frontispiece): Mrs. Gardner / Souvenir d'une / bonne soiree / GW
Inscribed in pencil (opposite page 1): Warren 17/5
Printed label (adherred to inside cover): McNamee / Binder / Cambridge Mass
Inscribed in pencil (opposite page 1): Warren 17/5
Printed label (adherred to inside cover): McNamee / Binder / Cambridge Mass
ProvenanceNotesGift from the actress, singer and poet Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood, 1871-1961) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at unknown date.
