London, British Library (GB)
: G.12028
ISTC No.ip01033000
TitlePsalterium [Greek]. Ed: Justinus Decadyus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, [not after 1 Oct. 1498]
Format4°
Languagegrc
SubjectLiturgy
Keywordsbible
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02011671
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
CollectionGrenville Library
shelfmarkG.12028
holdingsNote= IA.24461
noteCreated by A. Panzanelli
physicalDescriptionNoteAnother copy. In this copy the first two-and-a-half lines on [iota]1a have been reprinted with type 114 Gk. so as to make good the omission [See description of copy IA.24458]. The line omitted before [ro]1a is supplied in pen-and-ink on the preceding page. On 1a is the stamp of the CLER. REG. S. SILVESTRI and another stamp with a tower and the letters HCC. Bound in red morocco with the arms of Pope Pius VI (1775-1799). Grenville copy.
paperSize204 × 144 mm
supportMaterialBooka
sourceBMC V 563; Clark's slips.
provenance
1600
placenameVenedig (Geonames ID: 6542284)
areae-it
timeperiod - 1600
provenanceType1
noteA contemporary hand provides a missing line of text at the bottom of [pi]8v in brown ink. Structuring of the text in red and brown ink and pen flourish is provided throughout, probably by the same hand. Some further numbering of the psalms, in arabic numbers, are provided in dark brown ink, probably by a slightly later hand.
msLocationc
hasMsCorrectionsbooleanyes
hasMsCompletionsbooleanyes
hasMsStructuringbooleanyes
hasMsCommentsbooleanyes
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
certaintyb
psourceac
provenance
1501 -
1800
placenameRom (Geonames ID: 3169070)
areae-it
timeperiod1501 - 1800
provenanceType1
msNoteOn the title-page there are two notes, washed out but still visible: the title in Latin (Psalterium) right below the printed title, and a shelfmark, at the bottom of the page, both in light brown ink. The shelfmark was already crossed out.
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
histShelfmarkA VII 19 (shelfmarkPattern: 9)
certaintya
psourceabc
provenance
1701 -
1800
placenameRom (Geonames ID: 3169070)
areae-it
timeperiod1701 - 1800
provenanceType1
decorationNoteThe pope coat of arms tooled on the cover is made of his personal emblem in the center of a coat of arms parted in 8, where a lily, three stars, and the double-headed eagle alternate to each other (clockwise: lily, stars, lily, eagle, lily, stars, lily, eagle).
hasCoatOfArmsbooleanyes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceac
Provenance
1601 -
1900
Time period1601 - 1900
Provenance TypeShelfmark
NoteOn the left upper corner of the verso of the front flyleaf, in dark ink: Ca. Ia. H. 6. preceded by an abbreviated word (Dust.s?). It is not easy to say who, among the previous owners, has applied it to the book.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1801 -
1900
PlaceReggio Emilia (Geonames ID: 6542002)
Areae-it
Time period1801 - 1900
Provenance nameCremona Casoli, Giovanni [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay) Casoli or Cremona Casoli. Arms of the former and initials H.C.C. Giovanni inherited a rich library from his wife Teresa Re and two contemporaries were distinguished latinists and bibliophiles. The connection with the Cremonas started in 1844; of Reggio Emilia (L. Clark).
Provenance TypeStamp
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
Sourcebc
Provenance
1801 -
1846
PlaceLondon
Areae-uk
Time period1801 - 1846
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
NoteGrenville's coat of arms is gold-tooled at the center of the inside of the upper cover; a leaflet with his notes on the rarity of the book (a quotation from Renouard) is attached to the front flyleaf. Here it was later applied a stamp with the script Grenville Library between B and L (possibly made in the 20th century) in green ink. This is repeated on the title-page and on the verso of the last printed leaf.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceabc
Provenance
1847 -
PlaceLondon
Areae-uk
Time period1847 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteStamp in green ink that identifies the collection as part of the British Library (see above).
Method of acquisitionBequest
certaintya
psourceabc
otherInformation
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