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mei/02011555 124.F.10-15 [02011555]

Oxford, Merton College (GB) : 124.F.10-15

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
Format
Languagegrc
SubjectPhilosophy
Keywordseducation; medicine; philosophy-natural; philosophy-logic; collection
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02011555
Holding InstitutionOxford, Merton College (GB)
Shelfmark124.F.10-15
NoteFive parts bound in six volumes. 124.f.10 = part I, 124.f.11 = part II, 124.f.12 = part III, 124.f.13 = part IV/1, 124.f.14 = part IV/2, 124.f.15 = part V.
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Matilde Malaspina
Physical Description124.F.12 (part III): leaf 59 mis-numbered 49, leaf 220 mis-numbered 112; wanting slip cancel on last line of leaf KK10v; wanting blank leaf following leaf 410. 124.F.13 (part IV/1): wanting blank leaf following quire aaaααα. 124.F.15 (part V): leaves 200 and 311 numbered correctly; wanting leaf χχχχ6.
Size of leaves302 × 206 mm
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesBrown ink early (16th c.?) Greek marginal inscriptions on all volumes, mostly structuring the text, occasionally commenting or correcting. Specifically, 124.f.10 (part I): structuring of the text (heavily trimmed) and occasional annotations in one or two texts towards the end of the volume; 124.F.14 (part IV/2): structuring the text (much closer to the textblock); 124.F.15 (part V): annotations in the first five pages. Volumes 124.F.11-13 (parts II-IV/1) do not show signs of manuscript notes, but it is likely that the structuring of the text, present in all other volumes, was completely trimmed out when the volumes were last rebound.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CorrectionsYes
Structuring the textYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1591 - 1700

PlaceAgen (Geonames ID: 6452342)
Areae-fr
Time period1591 - 1700
Provenance nameAgen, Jesuit College, 1591-1762 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteFaint brown ink inscription on titlepage of 124.F.11 (part II) 'Collegij Agennensis'
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1701 - 1800

Areae-uk
Time period1701 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding note18th c. red leather (morocco?) sewn on five raised bands; gilt tooled wreath design centrepiece; gilt fillets towards outer edges of upper & lower boards; gilt fillets on edges of boards; gilt roll on turn-ins; gilt tooling on spine; text block edges gilded; marbled end-papers.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesGilt
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1801 - 1810

Time period1801 - 1810
Provenance nameHeber, Reginald, 1783 - 1826 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on verso of first flyleaf 'T. Gaisford. E dono Reginaldi Heber Maii 13⁰. 1808'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1801 - 1860

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1801 - 1860
Provenance nameGaisford, Thomas, 1779 - 1855 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on verso of first flyleaf 'T. Gaisford. E dono Reginaldi Heber Maii 13⁰. 1808'. 19th c. armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford with motto "Inservit libris" and inscription "T. Gaisford S.T.P. Aed. Xti. Decan." on inside of upper board.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1771 - 1860

Time period1771 - 1860
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteBlack ink inscription (early 19th c.?) on the verso of the first flyleaf containing the number '3107'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1851 - 1960

Areae-uk
Time period1851 - 1960
Provenance TypeInscription
Note124.f.10 (part I): pencil inscription in English containing biographical information on the previous owner Reginald Heber and on his brother Richard, a prominent bibliophile of his time.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1881 - 1960

Areae-uk
Time period1881 - 1960
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Note124.f.10 (part I) contains cutting from a 20th c. bookseller's catalogue (item number may be '128') describing this copy, priced at £750.
Price£750.- GBP
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1921 - 1960

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1921 - 1960
Provenance nameBlackwell, Basil Henry, 1889 - 1984 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteLabel on front pastedown of 124.F.10 (part I): 'Collegio Mertonensi erga adolescentem erga senescentem pariter benigno semper almo d.d. Basilius Blackwell [name handwritten] alumnus non immemor MCMLI'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1951 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1951 -
Provenance nameMerton College <Oxford, UK>, 1264 - 9999 [Corporate body; Present Owner] (No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteLabel on front pastedown of 124.F.10 (part I) 'Collegio Mertonensi erga adolescentem erga senescentem pariter benigno semper almo d.d. Basilius Blackwell [name handwritten] alumnus non immemor MCMLI'. The same volume contains a typewritten note with a brief bibliographical description informing that the set was 'presented March 1951'. Merton College bookplate (type 4) on recto of first flyleaf in all other volumes.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceac

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2015-01-26 02:50:12

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  02011555

Oxford, Merton College (GB) : 124.F.10-15

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
Format
Languagegrc
SubjectPhilosophy
Keywordseducation; medicine; philosophy-natural; philosophy-logic; collection
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02011555
Holding InstitutionOxford, Merton College (GB)
Shelfmark124.F.10-15
NoteFive parts bound in six volumes. 124.f.10 = part I, 124.f.11 = part II, 124.f.12 = part III, 124.f.13 = part IV/1, 124.f.14 = part IV/2, 124.f.15 = part V.
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Matilde Malaspina
Physical Description124.F.12 (part III): leaf 59 mis-numbered 49, leaf 220 mis-numbered 112; wanting slip cancel on last line of leaf KK10v; wanting blank leaf following leaf 410. 124.F.13 (part IV/1): wanting blank leaf following quire aaaααα. 124.F.15 (part V): leaves 200 and 311 numbered correctly; wanting leaf χχχχ6.
Size of leaves302 × 206 mm
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesBrown ink early (16th c.?) Greek marginal inscriptions on all volumes, mostly structuring the text, occasionally commenting or correcting. Specifically, 124.f.10 (part I): structuring of the text (heavily trimmed) and occasional annotations in one or two texts towards the end of the volume; 124.F.14 (part IV/2): structuring the text (much closer to the textblock); 124.F.15 (part V): annotations in the first five pages. Volumes 124.F.11-13 (parts II-IV/1) do not show signs of manuscript notes, but it is likely that the structuring of the text, present in all other volumes, was completely trimmed out when the volumes were last rebound.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CorrectionsYes
Structuring the textYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1591 - 1700

PlaceAgen (Geonames ID: 6452342)
Areae-fr
Time period1591 - 1700
Provenance nameAgen, Jesuit College, 1591-1762 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteFaint brown ink inscription on titlepage of 124.F.11 (part II) 'Collegij Agennensis'
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1701 - 1800

Areae-uk
Time period1701 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding note18th c. red leather (morocco?) sewn on five raised bands; gilt tooled wreath design centrepiece; gilt fillets towards outer edges of upper & lower boards; gilt fillets on edges of boards; gilt roll on turn-ins; gilt tooling on spine; text block edges gilded; marbled end-papers.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesGilt
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1801 - 1810

Time period1801 - 1810
Provenance nameHeber, Reginald, 1783 - 1826 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on verso of first flyleaf 'T. Gaisford. E dono Reginaldi Heber Maii 13⁰. 1808'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1801 - 1860

placenameOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
areae-uk
timeperiod1801 - 1860
provenanceType1
noteInscription on verso of first flyleaf 'T. Gaisford. E dono Reginaldi Heber Maii 13⁰. 1808'. 19th c. armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford with motto "Inservit libris" and inscription "T. Gaisford S.T.P. Aed. Xti. Decan." on inside of upper board.
methodofacqb
certaintya
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1771 - 1860

Time period1771 - 1860
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteBlack ink inscription (early 19th c.?) on the verso of the first flyleaf containing the number '3107'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1851 - 1960

Areae-uk
Time period1851 - 1960
Provenance TypeInscription
Note124.f.10 (part I): pencil inscription in English containing biographical information on the previous owner Reginald Heber and on his brother Richard, a prominent bibliophile of his time.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1881 - 1960

Areae-uk
Time period1881 - 1960
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Note124.f.10 (part I) contains cutting from a 20th c. bookseller's catalogue (item number may be '128') describing this copy, priced at £750.
Price£750.- GBP
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1921 - 1960

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1921 - 1960
Provenance nameBlackwell, Basil Henry, 1889 - 1984 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteLabel on front pastedown of 124.F.10 (part I): 'Collegio Mertonensi erga adolescentem erga senescentem pariter benigno semper almo d.d. Basilius Blackwell [name handwritten] alumnus non immemor MCMLI'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1951 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1951 -
Provenance nameMerton College <Oxford, UK>, 1264 - 9999 [Corporate body; Present Owner] (No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteLabel on front pastedown of 124.F.10 (part I) 'Collegio Mertonensi erga adolescentem erga senescentem pariter benigno semper almo d.d. Basilius Blackwell [name handwritten] alumnus non immemor MCMLI'. The same volume contains a typewritten note with a brief bibliographical description informing that the set was 'presented March 1951'. Merton College bookplate (type 4) on recto of first flyleaf in all other volumes.
Method of acquisitionDonation
certaintya
psourceac

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2015-01-26 02:50:12