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mei/02001010 IC.27096 [02001010]

London, British Library (GB) : IC.27096

ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02001010
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
CollectionCracherode Library
ShelfmarkIC.27096
NoteCreated by A. Panzanelli, additions by John Goldfinch
Physical DescriptionWithout the blanks. Containing the engravings to cantos i, ii, viii, xvi-xix, with that to canto ii repeated before canto iii; that to canto i is slightly cropped. Ornamental capitals on 2a and 16a supplied at a late date. An engraved portrait of Dante and a sheet of MS. bibliographical notes in English, partly by Cracherode, and partly by an earlier owner, are inserted at the beginning.
After leaf D10 is a duplicate of the same leaf printed on the recto only, with a contemporary explanatory note.
A number of leaves appear to be supplied from other copies, including f.c1 (with engraving) and f.[*]7. A note in an English 18th century hand notes the presence of six engravings; Cracherode notes in the 1790s that there are nine. One of the additions must be leaf c1, and the plate gummed to leaf f1 is certainly an addition — damage to the leaves at this point is not present on the print.
The openings ee7 verso / ee8 recto, i2 verso / i3 recto and r3 verso / r4 recto have been used to press botanical specimens.
Size of leaves414 × 285 mm
Copy FeaturesMade up copy
Parts of text in manuscript
No rubrication
Later decoration
Copy Features - NoteOn leaves oo1 verso and E10 recto text omitted by the printer has been supplied in manuscript
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionTranscriptions of monumental inscriptions inserted at the end of Landino's preface
Annotation to the additional leaf D10
SourceBMC VI, p.629; Clark's slips

Provenance 1700 - 1800

Areae-uk-en
Time period1700 - 1800
Provenance nameAnonymous, England, 1700-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteA sheet of notes on the edition by an unidentified English owner have been tipped in at the beginning
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1790 - 1799

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1790 - 1799
Provenance nameClayton Mordaunt Cracherode, 1730-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteCracherode's monogram on the flyleaf with the date 1790
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteBound in diced russia, with marbled paper endleaves. Rebacked. (Unspecified paper repairs made in 1991).
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
Decoration NoteGilt and painted initial on f.[*]1 recto; a painted initial and border added on f.a1 recto.
Ornamental lettersYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1799 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1799 -
Provenance nameLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
NoteBequeathed by Cracherode in 1799
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesSome bibliographical notes by Cracherode on an inserted leaf at the beginning.
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2021-07-07 13:36:26

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London, British Library (GB) : IC.27096

ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02001010
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
CollectionCracherode Library
ShelfmarkIC.27096
NoteCreated by A. Panzanelli, additions by John Goldfinch
Physical DescriptionWithout the blanks. Containing the engravings to cantos i, ii, viii, xvi-xix, with that to canto ii repeated before canto iii; that to canto i is slightly cropped. Ornamental capitals on 2a and 16a supplied at a late date. An engraved portrait of Dante and a sheet of MS. bibliographical notes in English, partly by Cracherode, and partly by an earlier owner, are inserted at the beginning.
After leaf D10 is a duplicate of the same leaf printed on the recto only, with a contemporary explanatory note.
A number of leaves appear to be supplied from other copies, including f.c1 (with engraving) and f.[*]7. A note in an English 18th century hand notes the presence of six engravings; Cracherode notes in the 1790s that there are nine. One of the additions must be leaf c1, and the plate gummed to leaf f1 is certainly an addition — damage to the leaves at this point is not present on the print.
The openings ee7 verso / ee8 recto, i2 verso / i3 recto and r3 verso / r4 recto have been used to press botanical specimens.
Size of leaves414 × 285 mm
Copy FeaturesMade up copy
Parts of text in manuscript
No rubrication
Later decoration
Copy Features - NoteOn leaves oo1 verso and E10 recto text omitted by the printer has been supplied in manuscript
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionTranscriptions of monumental inscriptions inserted at the end of Landino's preface
Annotation to the additional leaf D10
SourceBMC VI, p.629; Clark's slips

Provenance 1700 - 1800

Areae-uk-en
Time period1700 - 1800
Provenance nameAnonymous, England, 1700-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteA sheet of notes on the edition by an unidentified English owner have been tipped in at the beginning
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1790 - 1799

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1790 - 1799
Provenance nameClayton Mordaunt Cracherode, 1730-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteCracherode's monogram on the flyleaf with the date 1790
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteBound in diced russia, with marbled paper endleaves. Rebacked. (Unspecified paper repairs made in 1991).
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
Decoration NoteGilt and painted initial on f.[*]1 recto; a painted initial and border added on f.a1 recto.
Ornamental lettersYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1799 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1799 -
Provenance nameLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
NoteBequeathed by Cracherode in 1799
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesSome bibliographical notes by Cracherode on an inserted leaf at the beginning.
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2021-07-07 13:36:26