Object details

Object number

S.G.S.1.12

Creator(s)

• Julia Cartwright Ady (Northamptonshire, 1851 - 1924, Oxford) - author
• Beatrice D'Este (Ferrara, 1475 - 1497, Milan) - subject
• J.M. Dent & Co. (active London, 1888 - 1908) - publisher
• William Clowes And Sons (active London, 1800 - 1870) - printer

Title

Beatrice d’Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497: A Study of the Renaissance

Date

1903

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Binding Description

Dark green cloth binding, gilded lettering and spine, no decoration on front or back covers

Description

xx, [2], 387 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Dimensions

21.5 x 13.5 x 5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Signed in black ink (on front flyleaf): Isabella Stewart Gardner / Green Hill 1903.
Inscribed in pencil (inside back cover, upper left side): 3 vol --

Provenance

Gift from Francis Skinner, Isabella's brother-in-law (1840-1905), to Isabella Stewart gardner, June 1903.

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

Short Gallery

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