Object details

Object number

7.1.34

Creator(s)

Jacobi Saconi (active Lyon,)

Title

Vulgate Bible [Biblia Sacra Vulgata]

Date

1515

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

Latin

Publication Place

Lyon

Binding Description

Red leather binding with gilded lettering on spine

Description

[30]., ccccc numb. leaves : illus. ; 17 cm

Dimensions

17.5 x 14 x 5.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Bookplate (front flyleaf reverse, top left): Bookplate of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co. Boston for $5 on 29 April 1886, lot 127.

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.

Bibliography

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 9.

Gallery

Long Gallery

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