Athens, British School at Athens (GR)
: Finlay S 7.5
ISTC No.ip00598000
AuthorPhilelphus, Franciscus
TitleEpistolae
Imprint[Paris] : Félix Baligault, for Jean Petit, 30 Apr. 1498
Format4°
Languagelat
SubjectLiterature
KeywordsLetter Collection
PeriodHumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id00201522
Holding InstitutionAthens, British School at Athens (GR)
CollectionFinlay Library
ShelfmarkFinlay S 7.5
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Robert Pitt.
Size of leaves201 × 139 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteWanting a1, G8 (i.e. first and last leaf).
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1550 -
1700
Time period1550 - 1700
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteApproximate date. Grenuus inscribed the book several times with his name and, most notably, on a2: 'Antonius Grenu[us]. Some inscriptions appear to be pen trials, just with 'Sum Ant.', occasionally in different styles. Interestingly, most of the times these inscriptions appear only at the beginning of a new quire, and they never interact with the text, despite being in its margins.
Date of evidence1550-1700
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Provenance
1700 -
1753
PlaceTournai (Geonames ID: 2785341)
Areae-be
Time period1700 - 1753
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteApproximate accession date. Inscription on the top left-margin of a2 (title-page is missing): 'Collegii Societ. Iesu Tornasi'.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Provenance
1820 -
1875
PlaceAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Areae-gr
Time period1820 - 1875
Provenance TypeExlibris
Bibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
NoteThe BSA bookplate for the Finlay collection contains a xerox copy of George Finlay's signature. This appears to be the only incunabulum in Finlay's library.
Date of evidence1899-
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1875 -
1899
PlaceAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Areae-gr
Time period1875 - 1899
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteCooke was Finlay's executor. The collection was to remain in Finlay's residence until the death of his governess, who died in 1897, at which point Cooke entered negotiations to sell, but eventually to donate, the collection to the British School at Athens. Information kindly provided by Amalia G. Kakissis, archivist of the BSA.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceUnknown / other
Provenance
1866 -
PlaceAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Areae-gr
Time period1866 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
Stamp
Bibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
NoteThe book is part of the Finlay Library, which is now part of the BSA. Bookplate of the Finlay Library of the BSA on the front pastedown and Finlay shelfmark. Finlay's collection was eventually purchased in block by the BSA almost a quarter of a century after Finlay's death (1875), in 1899.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Binding noteQuarter-binding in brown leather (spine) and paper with red/black decoration.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions211 × 150 × 38 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesAlong
GaufferedNo
StampsBSA purple oval stamp on the verso of G7.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2021-03-05 21:57:01