Essays
Michel de Montaigne
(French, 1533–1592)
Bruce Rogers
(American, 1870–1957)
George Burnham Ives
(American, 1856–1930)
Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
(American, founded in 1880)
Riverside Press
(American, founded in 1852)
1902–04
Place of PublicationBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Place of PublicationNew York, New York, USA
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with letterpress decorative borders, initials, frontispiece portrait, and photomechanical facsimiles
DimensionsOverall (each vol., variable): 36.9 x 24.5 x 7.3 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.2262
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Boston and New York; Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1902[-1904]
ProvenanceWilliam A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
Unidentified artist, Spanish, 16th century
1515
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