Object details
Object number
7.2.7
Creator(s)
Title
History of the Jews [Histoire des Juifs]
Date
1719
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Amsterdam
Binding Description
Dark brown leather binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
[22], 758, [19] pages ; F.
Dimensions
32.5 x 21 x 6 cm (12 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Company, Boston for $4.75 on 30 April 1886, lot 984.
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. 40.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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