Oxford, Corpus Christi College (GB)
: phi.B.5.2-7
ISTC No.ia00959000
AuthorAristoteles
TitleOpera [Greek]. Contains also works of Galenus (II); Philo Judaeus (II); Theophrastus (II-IV); Alexander Aphrodisaeus (IV)
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1495-98
Formatf°
Languagegrc
SubjectPhilosophy
Keywordseducation; medicine; philosophy-natural; philosophy-logic; collection
Periodclassical
Description of Copy
Copy Id02011454
Holding InstitutionOxford, Corpus Christi College (GB)
Shelfmarkphi.B.5.2-7
NoteFive parts bound in six volumes. phi.B.5.2 = part I, phi.B.5.3 = part II, phi.B.5.4 = part III, phi.B.5.5 = part IV/1, phi.B.5.6 = part IV/2, phi.B.5.7 = part V Part I (phi.B.5.2) bound after Ammonius, Commentarii, Venice 1500.
Also bound with this copyAmmonius Hermiae: Commentarii in quinque voces Porphyrii [Greek]. - Venice : [Zacharias Callierges] for Nicolaus Blastus, 23 May 1500 [ia00565000]
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Matilde Malaspina
Physical Descriptionphi.B.5.2: bound after Ammonius, Commentarii, Venice 1500 (see above); phi.B.5.3: folio 29 mis-numbered 28; phi.B.5.4: folio 59 mis-numbered 48, folio 220 mis-numbered 211, folio 245 mis-numbered 547, additional final leaf ‘En tibi lector carissime fragmenta ea [...]’; phi.B.5.5: folio 169 mis-numbered 158; phi.B.5.6: wanting folio 118, later replaced with a blank leaf; phi.B.5.7: folio 311 mis-numbered 310. phi.B.5.3 trimmed to 289x192.
Size of leaves302 × 204 mm
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1491 -
1530
PlaceWinchester (Geonames ID: 2633858)
Note on provenance placeFox became bishop of Winchester in 1501, though his books may also have been kept in London.
Areae-uk
Time period1491 - 1530
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on titlepage recto: 'Orate p[ro] [...] R[icardi] Fox olim Wintoniensis Ep[iscop]i Collegij Corporis Christi [...]' or very similar variants.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1517 -
Areae-uk
Time period1517 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteCollege bookplate 'Liber C.C.C. Oxon' on front pastedown of vols. Phi.B.5.2, Phi.B.5.3, Phi.B.5.5.; previous college shelfmarks on all front pastedowns (except for phi.B.5.3). Given by Richard Fox.
Method of acquisitionDonation
Binding note17th century sprinkled calf over pasteboard; textblock sewn onto five supports; triple blind fillets toward outer edges of upper and lower boards, with inner blind-tooled rectangle with corner fleurons; holes for chainplate at foredge of upper board; blind roll around board edges; textblock edges sprinkled red. Phi.B.5.2-5 rebacked and repaired.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Other Information
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