Oxford, New College (GB)
: BT1. 127. 5
ISTC No.ie00064000
TitleEpistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1499
Format4°
Languagegrc
SubjectLiterature
Keywordsletter collections; philosophy; rhetoric
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id02011020
Holding InstitutionOxford, New College (GB)
ShelfmarkBT1. 127. 5
NoteCreated by Matilde Malaspina and Geri Della Rocca de Candal
Physical DescriptionPart II bound before part I.
Size of leaves216 × 150 mm
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
Areae-uk
Binding noteEarly 17th century English binding: calf over wooden boards; rebacked; 4 raised bands on spine; elaborate blind stamping; blind fillets around board edges; remains of metal clasps on upper board (just holes on lower). Signs of manuscript leaves used as pastedowns (now lost) on the boards. 'Epistolai' written in capital greek along the side edge, in brown ink.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesAlong
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceac
Provenance
1541 -
1650
Time period1541 - 1650
Manuscript notesHandwritten foliation (part II from p. 1 to p. 136; part I starts again from p. 1 to p. 378. At the beginning of part II [alpha1r], on the titlepage: notes to the index in latin. At the end of part II [sigma6r], a few notes in greek on the structure of the text.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Extraction of keywordsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1379 - 9999
Areae-uk
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteNew College stamp on the first fly leaf. Sign of a pastedown (probably from the College, early 18th century) on the inner part of the front board.
Manuscript noteson the front fly leaf, 18th century hand, brown ink: 'In hoc volumine continentur etiam aliorum Epistolae quorum nomina vid. fol. post 136'.
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
Historic ShelfmarkOld shelfmarks from the College (17th century?).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceac
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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