Athens, Gennadius Library (GR)
: B/GC 4116
ISTC No.ie00064000
TitleEpistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1499
Format4°
Languagegrc
SubjectLiterature
Keywordsletter collections; philosophy; rhetoric
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id00201079
Holding InstitutionAthens, Gennadius Library (GR)
ShelfmarkB/GC 4116
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Stavros Grimanis.
Size of leaves209 × 148 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No evidence of use
No rubrication
Copy Features - NoteThe second part is bound before the first. Very clean copy. No signs of use other than the washed inscription on c. a1.
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1500 -
1789
Areae-fr
Time period1500 - 1789
Provenance TypeInscription
Notea1r: washed inscription 'bibliothecae monasterii s. vedasti atrebatensis'. Approximate acquisition date.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1750 -
1800
Areae
Time period1750 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Method of acquisitionConsignment
Binding note18th c. plain parchment binding, with red and green label on the spine, apparently Italian, yapp edges.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions221 × 151 × 054 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
certaintya
psourcea
provenance
1800 -
1812
placenameMoscow (Geonames ID: 524901)
areae-ru
timeperiod1800 - 1812
provenanceType1
noteApproximate acquisition date. The book doesn't appear in the catalogue of his Florentine collection, suggesting it belonged to his first Russian collection. The armorial bookplate (small) is also different from his Florentine one.
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
provenance
1866 -
1886
placenameCambridge (Geonames ID: 2653941)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1866 - 1886
provenanceType1
noteApproximate date. The Selwyn coat of arms appears in Thompson's armorial bookplate after his wedding to Frances Elizabeth Selwyn in 1866.
provDate1866
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
provenance
1904 -
1922
placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1904 - 1922
provenanceType1
1
1
1
1
noteAccession number: 17801 (i.e. 1904)
provDate1904
methodofacqa
price3/15/- Pound sterling A pencil note on top margin of first front flyleaf reads 3/13/6 - presumably the price excluding commission.
certaintya
psourcea
c
f
provenance
1922 -
placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod1922 -
provenanceType1
1
provDate1922
methodofacqb
certaintya
psourcea
c
otherInformation
completeness1
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