This book is a beautifully illustrated catalog of selected manuscripts and book-bindings from the personal collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Gardner was a prominent art collector and philanthropist, and her collection is now housed in a museum in Boston that bears her name. This book is an excellent resource for scholars and enthusiasts of book history and art history alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.