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mei/00204073 Arch. G b.2. [00204073]

Oxford, Bodleian Library (GB) : Arch. G b.2.

ISTC No.ij00148000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton
ImprintWestminster : William Caxton, [between 20 Nov. 1483 and Mar. 1484]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id00204073
Holding InstitutionOxford, Bodleian Library (GB)
ShelfmarkArch. G b.2.
NoteBodInc-Id: J-068(1)
Other Identifiertij00148000 (TextInc)

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-uk
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameBrowne, William (sixteenth century), 1501-1600 [Person; Former Owner] (Male) Approximate dates. Various William Brownes in Emden, BRUO, 287, and Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 78.
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on B7v: 'Per me Guyllihelmo Puce(?) alias Browne'.

Provenance 1693 - 1832

PlaceDenchworth (Geonames ID: 2651381)
Areae-uk
Time period1693 - 1832
Provenance nameDenchworth, St James' Church Parochial Library , 1693-1852 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, Religious)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSee note on a slip attached to the recto of one of the front endleaves; according to Morgan, Oxford Libraries, 158, this item was sold by an 'erring vicar' in 1832.

Provenance 1832 - 1848

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1832 - 1848
Provenance nameParker, Joseph (1774-1850), Parker, John Henry (1806-1884), Parker, James (1833-1912), Parker, Charles John (d.1930), 1774 - 1850 [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Method of acquisitionPurchase

Provenance 1602 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1602 -
Provenance nameOxford, Bodleian library, 1602 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NotePurchased from Parker for £20. 0. 0; see Books Purchased (1848), 9 (under Caxton), Macray 494, and Jasmine S. Howse, Denchworth through the Centuries (Stanford-in-the-Vale, 1967), 84.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price20 GBP Oxford 1848

Other Information

Last Edit2019-04-10 18:00:00

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  00204073

Oxford, Bodleian Library (GB) : Arch. G b.2.

ISTC No.ij00148000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton
ImprintWestminster : William Caxton, [between 20 Nov. 1483 and Mar. 1484]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id00204073
Holding InstitutionOxford, Bodleian Library (GB)
ShelfmarkArch. G b.2.
NoteBodInc-Id: J-068(1)
Other Identifiertij00148000 (TextInc)

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-uk
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameBrowne, William (sixteenth century), 1501-1600 [Person; Former Owner] (Male) Approximate dates. Various William Brownes in Emden, BRUO, 287, and Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 78.
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on B7v: 'Per me Guyllihelmo Puce(?) alias Browne'.

Provenance 1693 - 1832

PlaceDenchworth (Geonames ID: 2651381)
Areae-uk
Time period1693 - 1832
Provenance nameDenchworth, St James' Church Parochial Library , 1693-1852 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, Religious)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSee note on a slip attached to the recto of one of the front endleaves; according to Morgan, Oxford Libraries, 158, this item was sold by an 'erring vicar' in 1832.

Provenance 1832 - 1848

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1832 - 1848
Provenance nameParker, Joseph (1774-1850), Parker, John Henry (1806-1884), Parker, James (1833-1912), Parker, Charles John (d.1930), 1774 - 1850 [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Method of acquisitionPurchase

Provenance 1602 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1602 -
Provenance nameOxford, Bodleian library, 1602 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NotePurchased from Parker for £20. 0. 0; see Books Purchased (1848), 9 (under Caxton), Macray 494, and Jasmine S. Howse, Denchworth through the Centuries (Stanford-in-the-Vale, 1967), 84.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price20 GBP Oxford 1848

Other Information

Last Edit2019-04-10 18:00:00