Material Evidence
in Incunabula

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data:
  descriptionLanguage: eng
  extDataset: []
  generalNotes:
    - 'Title from beginning of text at head of leaf [*1]. '
    - 'Signatures: Ethica, [*⁶ ab¹⁰ cd⁸ e¹⁰ fg⁸ h¹⁰ i⁸ k¹⁰ l⁸ m⁶]. Politica, [a-d¹⁰ef⁸g¹⁰hi⁸k¹⁰lm⁸n¹⁰o⁹]. Oeconomica, a¹⁰. '
    - 'On this press, see L. Witten, in BSA 53 (1959) pp.91-113 and G.D. Painter in Gb Jb 1962 pp.147-8 and BMC X p.xxxviii-ix. Proctor (p.700) and GW assigned to Zaragoza. '
    - 'Printer identified by Oates and GW as Heinrich Botel, Zaragoza, ca. 1478; by BM 19th century and ISTC as Botel, vom Holtz and Planck. '
    - 'In the translation by Leonardo Bruni. '
    - 'Oates, 4039 '
    - 'ISTC, ia00984000 '
    - 'Goff, A984 '
    - 'C, 627 '
    - 'GfT, 1490 '
    - 'Haebler (BI), 34, 34.5 '
    - 'Vindel (A), IV 6 '
    - 'BM 19th century, X 1 '
    - 'GW, 2371 '
    - 'Bound in 2 volumes. Vol. 1: Politica, Oeconomica. Vol. 2: Ethica. '
    - 'Ethica wants blank leaf [*1]. '
    - 'Original item identifier in source database: 5340347'
  holdingInstitutionCollection: Inc.2-7
  holdingInstitutionId: CambridgeUL
  hostItemId: ia00984000
  location:
    point: {}
  provenance:
    - agent:
        - dates: 1819-1885
          name: 'Munro, H. A. J. (Hugh Andrew Johnstone)'
          ownerId: 00018352
          role: R390
          type: person
    - agent:
        - characterisation:
            - noc
          name: Cambridge University Library
          ownerId: 3463
          professionOrType:
            - lib
          role: R390
          type: corporate
      area:
        - areaCode: e-uk-en
      bindingNote: Nineteenth-century half morocco binding by Stoakley in 2 volumes. It seems likely from the condition of the endleaves that the Oeconomica was not with the other two works earlier than this.
      certainty: a
      decorationNote: 'Initial spaces left blank except for [b3v-b4r] initials completed in red.'
      note: 'Extensive MS inscriptions throughout in a small late 15th-century Spanish hand. Inscriptions in Politica in a 16th century English hand and manicula in the same ink. MS inscriptions on verso of final leaf of Politica: Domin[us] Johannes della nuça ...Dominuc[us] de ffonte. Domyngo la senyora baylesa vos Vuego.   MS inscription on front flyleaf of each volume: From the library of H.A.J. Munro. Poorly printed letters completed in ink in gatherings [a] and [b].'
      place:
        - geonamesId: 2653941
          name: Cambridge
  shelfmark: 'Inc.3.H.2.2[3472-3]'
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  history:
    - timestamp: 2017-04-30T12:00:00Z