Oxford, New College (GB)
: BT1.38.6
ISTC No.it00396000
AuthorTortellius, Johannes
TitleOrthographia. (Ed: Hieronymus Bononius)
ImprintTreviso : Hermannus Liechtenstein, for Michael Manzolus, 2 Apr. 1477
Formatf° & 4°
Languagelat
SubjectGrammar
Keywordseducation
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id02012698
Holding InstitutionOxford, New College (GB)
ShelfmarkBT1.38.6
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal and Matilde Malaspina
Physical DescriptionWanting A1 (blank), A3 and &10 (blank); A2 (titlepage) mutilated and repaired, only gutter inch remaining; A12, D4 and &9 (last printed leaf) mutilated. First quire recomposed, with 12 leaves (A9 blank). N3, d2 mis-signed.
Size of leaves285 × 190 mm
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
Provenance
1481 -
1550
Time period1481 - 1550
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteOn the bottom border of A4 (the first complete leaf), a paper label, probably belonging to a former binding, was pasted after the book was rebound. the inscription in brown ink by a late 15th/ early 16th century hand says: 'Ioh(an)nis Tortelii ortographia ex grec(us)'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1501 -
Time period1501 -
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesNumber '3' written across on the fore edge, in dark brown ink, by a 16th century hand.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1501 -
Time period1501 -
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesOn O4v, manuscript notation in black ink, in Latin, by a 16th century cursive hand; cropped by the later binding.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1541 -
Time period1541 -
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteHand written foliation in light brown ink on some of the leaves (often marking the first leaves of each quire).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1501 -
Areae-uk
Time period1501 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteCollege bookplate on the first pastedown, with some previous College shelfmarks. The book presumably arrived in the college quite early, and was bound in 16th century by the college (see the following reference).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1571 -
1610
Areae-uk
Time period1571 - 1610
Provenance name [Corporate body; Present Owner]
Provenance TypeBinding
NoteOther books belonging to New College Library have a similar binding.
Binding note16th century reversed calf with three blind fillets towards outer edges; hatching towards spine of head and tail of upper and lower boards; text block edges sprinkled red; printed waste used as endpapers (Ariststotle Commentaria In Praedicamenta, pp.69-70), with a '6' hand written on the verso of the second fly leaf in dark ink (possibly from late 16th century). Evidence of chaining towards head of upper board foredge; rebacked. Number 3 written in pen, brown ink, on the fore edge (probably referring to a previous binding/owner: see evidence 2). Fragments of manuscript leaves (presumably 15th-century pastedowns or endpapers) between A6 and A7.
Binding date16th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingNone
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesAcross
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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