Object details
Object number
4.b.5.2
Creator(s)
Title
Roman Missal of Pius V, Pontificate [Missale Romanum: ex decreto sacrosancti Concilij Tridentini restitutum, Pii. V. pontif. Max. iussu editum]
Date
1578
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
Latin
Publication Place
Paris
Description
F4
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Enclosed: A transcription of Paul Kester's poem "The Requiem of the Sea" as transcribed by Isabella Stewart Gardner (ARC.008880)
Provenance
Collection of Gregory XIII, Pope (1502-1585).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from booksellers J.Pearson & Co., London for £175 on 18 November 1901.
Commentary
Isabella 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.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Horn Book Case
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