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Provenance nameZopius Politianus, Antoninus (sixteenth century?)'frater', of Montepulciano; for a manuscript owned by `Fratris Antonini Lopij Politiani' see The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection: A Catalog of the Gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress 1943-1975 (Washington, DC, 1977), no. 6.
NoteProvenance: Frater Antoninus Zopius Politianus (sixteenth century?): inscription on [*1r]: 'Fratris Antonini Zopij Politiani'.
Provenance
1801 -
2000
Time period1801 - 2000
Provenance nameCohn, Albert (1827-1905), 1827 - 1905 bookseller, Berlin, Mohrenstraße, 53; see Erich Carlsohn, `Albert Cohn. Ein Berliner Antiquar, Gelehrter und Menschenfreund', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 16 (1960), 748-52; Fritz Homeyer, Deutsche Juden als Bibliophile und Antiquare (Tübingen, 1963), 18-19.
NotePurchased on 27 Dec. 1884 from Albert Cohn, Catalogue 162, no. 1410 for 10 Marks; see Library Bills.
ownerZopius Politianus, Antoninus (sixteenth century?)'frater', of Montepulciano; for a manuscript owned by `Fratris Antonini Lopij Politiani' see The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection: A Catalog of the Gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress 1943-1975 (Washington, DC, 1977), no. 6.
noteProvenance: Frater Antoninus Zopius Politianus (sixteenth century?): inscription on [*1r]: 'Fratris Antonini Zopij Politiani'.
provenance
1801 -
2000
timeperiod1801 - 2000
ownerCohn, Albert (1827-1905), 1827 - 1905 bookseller, Berlin, Mohrenstraße, 53; see Erich Carlsohn, `Albert Cohn. Ein Berliner Antiquar, Gelehrter und Menschenfreund', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 16 (1960), 748-52; Fritz Homeyer, Deutsche Juden als Bibliophile und Antiquare (Tübingen, 1963), 18-19.
notePurchased on 27 Dec. 1884 from Albert Cohn, Catalogue 162, no. 1410 for 10 Marks; see Library Bills.