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Églises et couvents de Gand : inventaires artistiques de 1734 et 1777
Title
Églises et couvents de Gand : inventaires artistiques de 1734 et 1777, [circa 1800].
Physical Description
1 v. (circa 70 p.) ; 25 cm.
Language
French; Dutch
Notes
Three illustrations tipped in.
Letter to "Monsieur," signed by the Abbé de St. Pierre, 1775 January 27, laid in.
Binding: 19th century cloth-backed marbled boards; gilt spine tag.
In French and Dutch.
Provenance
Ex libris Baron Surmont de Volsberghe. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2009.
Summary
Volume containing two manuscript inventories of paintings in the churches and public buildings of the city of Ghent. The 1734 inventory is in Dutch and lists the paintings in the seven parish churches. The longer 1777 inventory is in French and lists the paintings in the cathedral, in convents and monasteries, and in public buildings, such as the town hall and chamber of deputies.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
January 14, 2010
References
Églises et couvents de Gand. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Églises et couvents de Gand. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works)
Inventories.
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