Every item of data recorded (a certain style of decoration or binding, the date of a manuscript note, etc.) is treated as a valuable clue for provenance, therefore it can be geographically located and chronologically dated. This enables to track the movement of books across Europe and through the centuries.
Provenance nameLeopardo Martinengo , 1815-1884 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Aristocracy) Conte e senatore, lasciò la sua biblioteca alla Queriniana nel 1886
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteLegato Martinengo
Method of acquisitionBequest
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialPaper
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain