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mei/00201112 B/L 55 [00201112]

Athens, Gennadius Library (GR) : B/L 55

N° ISTCic00491000
AuteurChrysoloras, Emanuel
TitreErotemata [Greek]
Adresse bibliographique[Florence : Bartolommeo di Libri, about 1498-1500]
Format8°
Languegrc
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Sujetgrammaire
Mots cléseducation
Périodehumanist

Description de l’exemplaire

ID de l’exemplaire00201112
Institution de conservationAthens, Gennadius Library (GR)
CoteB/L 55
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Stavros Grimanis.
Taille du feuillet159 × 118 mm
Particularités d'exemplaire (complétude)Complète
Note sur les particularité(s) d’exemplaireWashed.
Support du textePapier

Provenance 1491 - 1530

LieuBologna (Geonames ID: 3181928)
Aire géographiquee-it
Période1491 - 1530
PossesseurAgricola, Henricus, 1509-1509 [Personne; Ancien possesseur] (Homme, Médecin, Laïc)
Type de provenanceInscription
NoteOwnership inscription in Greek on the verso of the first flyleaf after the colophon: 'Ἐνρικος Ἀγρίκολα ἐστὶ τοῦ βιβλίου κτήτωρ'.
Date des marques de provenance1491-1550
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceLivre en main

Provenance 1491 - 1600

Période1491 - 1600
Type de provenanceInscription
NoteA few grammatical excercises on recto of first flyleaf after colophon, different hand from Agricola's, possibly Greek.

Provenance 1908

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod - 1908
ownerHoskier, Herman Charles , 1864–1938 (, )
provenanceType1
noteMentioned in Gennadius's accession register (n° 26048).
provDate1910-1922
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcef

provenance 1908 - 1908

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1908 - 1908
ownerSotheby's (, )
provenanceType1
noteHoskier's books were sold at auction in 1908 by Sotheby's.
certaintya
psourceb

provenance 1910 - 1922

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1910 - 1922
ownerGennadius, Joannes, 1844-1932 (, )
Morrell, W.J. & J. , 1887-1950 (, )
provenanceType1
1
1
1
1
noteGennadius gradually paid and eventually received the books from the Hoskier sale in 1910. Note glued on the first flyleaf in the other copy of Chrysoloras's Erotemata owned by the Gennadius Library (L/56: Vicenza, 1491, MEI copy id: 00201113), in black ink, late 19th c., not in Gennadius's hand, but with a pencil inscription on the top (by Gennadius) reads 'belongs in L 55'). Gennadius's pencil inscription on recto of seventh flyleaf: accession code, shelfmark (also followed by the Gennadius Library), bibliographical notes and price references. Cut-out from the Hoskier sale (lot 228, same copy).

Gennadius's pencil inscriptions on recto of seventh flyleaf with bibliographical
provDate1910-1922
methodofacqa
bindingNoteFull dark brown, blind-tooled morocco, signed by Morrell on the lower turn-up of the front board. Gennadius's monogram on the spine.
bindingDatex
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions166 × 126 × 19 mm
titling
toolinga
edgesa
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
Prix9/-/- GBP See accession register (n° 26048). Gennadius's pencil note on recto of seventh flyleaf: [washing], '4/1910, -/16/6' and 'Bind. n° 1767, 2/1911, -/10/6'.
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceLivre en main
Catalogue de bibliothèque

Provenance 1922 -

LieuAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Aire géographiquee-gr
Période1922 -
PossesseurGennadius Library, 1926- [Collectivité; Possesseur actuel] (Bibliothèque, Laïc)
Type de provenanceSource (d'information) bibliographique
Cote
Date des marques de provenancec. 1902-1922
Mode d’acquisitionLegs
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Dernière modification2017-01-20 15:06:00

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copy

copyId00201112
holdingInstitutionIdAthensGennad
shelfmarkB/L 55
noteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Stavros Grimanis.
paperSize159 × 118 mm
copyType1
copyFeaturesNoteWashed.
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1491 - 1530

placenameBologna (Geonames ID: 3181928)
areae-it
timeperiod1491 - 1530
ownerAgricola, Henricus, 1509-1509 (, )
provenanceType1
noteOwnership inscription in Greek on the verso of the first flyleaf after the colophon: 'Ἐνρικος Ἀγρίκολα ἐστὶ τοῦ βιβλίου κτήτωρ'.
provDate1491-1550
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1491 - 1600

timeperiod1491 - 1600
provenanceType1
noteA few grammatical excercises on recto of first flyleaf after colophon, different hand from Agricola's, possibly Greek.

provenance 1908

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod - 1908
ownerHoskier, Herman Charles , 1864–1938 (, )
provenanceType1
noteMentioned in Gennadius's accession register (n° 26048).
provDate1910-1922
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcef

provenance 1908 - 1908

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1908 - 1908
ownerSotheby's (, )
provenanceType1
noteHoskier's books were sold at auction in 1908 by Sotheby's.
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceBibliographie

Provenance 1910 - 1922

LieuLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Aire géographiquee-uk
Période1910 - 1922
PossesseurGennadius, Joannes, 1844-1932 [Personne; Ancien possesseur] (Homme, Fonctionnaire, Laïc)
Morrell, W.J. & J. , 1887-1950 [Collectivité; Relieur] (Commerce du livre, Laïc)
Type de provenanceEx-libris
Reliure
Source (d'information) bibliographique
Cote
Marque d'acquisition
NoteGennadius gradually paid and eventually received the books from the Hoskier sale in 1910. Note glued on the first flyleaf in the other copy of Chrysoloras's Erotemata owned by the Gennadius Library (L/56: Vicenza, 1491, MEI copy id: 00201113), in black ink, late 19th c., not in Gennadius's hand, but with a pencil inscription on the top (by Gennadius) reads 'belongs in L 55'). Gennadius's pencil inscription on recto of seventh flyleaf: accession code, shelfmark (also followed by the Gennadius Library), bibliographical notes and price references. Cut-out from the Hoskier sale (lot 228, same copy).

Gennadius's pencil inscriptions on recto of seventh flyleaf with bibliographical
Date des marques de provenance1910-1922
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Description de la reliureFull dark brown, blind-tooled morocco, signed by Morrell on the lower turn-up of the front board. Gennadius's monogram on the spine.
Date de reliure20ème siècle
Type de reliurePlats
Type de platPapier
Materiau de reliureCuir
Accessoires (Fermoirs, boulons…)Non / Absent
Statut de la reliure/Etat de la reliureRelié à nouveau
Dimensions du volume relié166 × 126 × 19 mm
TitrageEstampé
Décor de fersA froid
TranchesDorées
Annotations sur les tranchesAucune
Tranches gauffréesNon
price9/-/- GBP See accession register (n° 26048). Gennadius's pencil note on recto of seventh flyleaf: [washing], '4/1910, -/16/6' and 'Bind. n° 1767, 2/1911, -/10/6'.
certaintya
psourcea
c

provenance 1922 -

placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod1922 -
ownerGennadius Library, 1926- (, )
provenanceType1
1
provDatec. 1902-1922
methodofacqc
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Dernière modification2017-01-20 15:06:00