London, British Library (GB)
: C.5.c.4
ISTC No.ic00958000
AuthorCrastonus, Johannes
TitleLexicon Graeco-latinum
Imprint[Milan] : Bonus Accursius, [not after 28 Mar. 1478]
Formatf°
Languagegrc
SubjectGrammar
Keywordstranslation; dictionary
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id02006748
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
CollectionKing's Library
ShelfmarkC.5.c.4
Note= IB.26552a
NoteCreated by C. Dondi, S. Minuzzi and A. Panzanelli, edited by Geri Della Rocca de Candal.
Physical DescriptionCapital on 3a illuminated in gold and colours, other capitals supplied mostly in blue. Numerous corrections in pen and ink (BMC).
Size of leaves330 × 234 mm
Support material (book)Paper
SourceBMC VI 754; L. Hellinga, 'The Bibliotheca Smithiana' 2009; Eadem unpublished concordances.
Provenance
1478 -
1478
Areae-it
Time period1478 - 1478
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionConsignment
Manuscript notesHand corrections on two signatures, B1 and B2, which had been mistakenly printed as C1 and C2.
Corrections by printerYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1478 -
1783
Areae-it
Time period1478 - 1783
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteAt the foot of 368b is written in red: 'Hunc librum donauit venerabilis & eximius gramatice doctor latine. s. ac grece & hebraice Dominus Petrus de Montagnana Congregationis Canonicorum Regularium Lateranensium Sancti Augustini ita ut sit tamen ad usum Canonicorum in monasterio Sancti Ioannis in Viridario Padue commorantium. 1478.' (BMC).
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1724 -
1763
Areae-it
Time period1724 - 1763
Provenance nameSmith, Joseph, 1682 - 1770 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay) British Consul at Venice 1744-60
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSee L. Hellinga, 'The Bibliotheca Smithiana', in Libraries within the Library, ed. G. Mandelbrote and B. Taylor, London, 2009, p. 271 n. 34.
Copy described in Smith's catalogues of incunabula: 1724 (nr 118), 1737 (nr 131). Smith must have acquired the book before the soppression of the order in 1783.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Auction / Sales Catalogue
Provenance
1774
Areae-uk
Time period - 1774
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteFrom the library of Dr. A. Askew (BMC).
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1775 -
1828
Areae-uk
Time period1775 - 1828
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSmith's collection was acquired by George III.
King George III's copy (BMC).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1828 -
Areae-uk
Time period1828 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
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