Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
: Inc 673
N° ISTCii00014000
TitreImitatio Christi. Add: Johannes Gerson: De meditatione cordis
Adresse bibliographiqueStrassburg : Martin Flach (printer of Strassburg), 1487
Format4°
Languelat
SujetLiterature-devotional
Mots cléscollection
Périodecontemporary
Description de l’exemplaire
ID de l’exemplaire02008831
Institution de conservationCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
CoteInc 673
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Description matérielleBlind impressions of four to five lines of bearer type are visible at top and bottom of blank ℓ9v and leaf ℓ10.
Taille du feuillet208 × 145 mm
SourceWalsh 270
Provenance
1491 -
1810
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Période1491 - 1810
Type de provenanceInscription
NoteEarly inscription on leaf ℓ10v: “Liber sancti petri in erff[ordi]a”.
Description de la reliureEarly ms. title written across fore-edge; shelfmark (?) written along top edges. The binding is 19th-century, but these writings are consistent with the early ownership.
Note sur la rubricationInitials, paragraph marks, capital strokes, and underlinings added in red. (15th century?)
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1820 -
1870
LieuChernyakhovsk (Geonames ID: 568595)
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Période1820 - 1870
Type de provenanceInscription
NoteAutograph “Barnheim” on title page, with notes in the same hand on flyleaves at front and back. Lot 125 in the sale catalogue of his library, Berlin 1873.
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1801 -
1890
LieuMarket Deeping
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Période1801 - 1890
Type de provenanceInscription
NoteAutograph “Eadm Waterton” inside front cover (lot 250 in the Sotheby sale catalogue of his library, 18 January 1895). Formed a large collection of Imitatio Christi, almost exclusively by purchase; sold after his death by Sotheran to the British Museum, and remainder to W. A. Copinger.
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Description de la reliureHalf 19th-century calf and blue boards; edges stained yellow; spine gilt, with gilt title. Old ms. title across fore-edge; shelfmark (?) along top edges.
Date de reliure19ème siècle
Type de reliurePlats
Type de platPapier
Materiau de reliureMixte
Accessoires (Fermoirs, boulons…)Non / Absent
Statut de la reliure/Etat de la reliureRelié à nouveau
TitrageEstampé
Décor de fersDoré
TranchesColorées
Annotations sur les tranchesEn largeur
Tranches gauffréesNon
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1891 -
1900
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Période1891 - 1900
Type de provenanceSource (d'information) bibliographique
NoteBought Waterton's collection en bloc (Sotheby, 1895); offered first choice to the British Museum; sold rest to Copinger.
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1891 -
1910
LieuManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
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Période1891 - 1910
Type de provenanceEx-libris
NoteArmorial bookplate of W. A. Copinger, who purchased the portion of the Waterton collection of Imitatio Christi that was not taken by the British Museum, from Sotheran, 1895 or shortly thereafter.
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1911 -
1930
LieuNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
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Période1911 - 1930
Type de provenanceEx-libris
NotePurchased the Copinger Imitatio Christi collection in 1920; donated it to Harvard, 22 November 1921.
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Provenance
1921 -
LieuCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
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Période1921 -
Note22 November 1921 — W. A. Copinger Imitatio Christi Collection, presented by James Byrne.
Mode d’acquisitionDon
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
Informations supplémentaires
ComplétudeLa description des marques de provenance est considérée comme complète
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