LondonWellcomeLibrary
: 4.c.19 (3)
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holdingInstitutionIdLondonWellcomeLibrary
shelfmark4.c.19 (3)
alsoboundinthisitemNider, Johannes: Consolatorium timoratae conscientiae. - [Augsburg : [s.n.], about 1484] [in00167000] (MEI ID: 02012717)
Ambrosius, S: Hexameron. - [Cologne : [s.n.], about 1480-83] [ia00557000] (MEI ID: 02012718)
noteBound with other 2 incunables.
Created by Sabrina Minuzzi
paperSize289 × 213 mm
supportMaterialBookb
sourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 194.
provenance
1600
areae-gx
timeperiod - 1600
provenanceType1
bindingNoteBlind-tooled leather with rhombus and decorative elements (lilies, religious figures, heraldic symbols etc.) on wooden boards, possibly from a German area; traces of clasps; recently rebacked; vellum pastedowns in Carolingian with passages from the prophet Zacharias.
bindingDatet
bindingTypec
boardMaterialc
coverMaterialb
furniture1
bindingStatuse
toolinga
edgesd
writingOnEdgesd
decorationNoteInitials, paragraph marks and capital strokes supplied in red (with traces of silvering) by the same hand that decorates the other incunables bound with. Initials of the 12 Libri and of the dedicatory letter supplied in blue with fine red pen-work and delicate hints of color.
Pen initialsYes
Manuscript notesFoliation (1-148) and German translation of the latin names of plants of the Tabula, together with reference to the related leaf.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
CompletionsYes
SupplementsYes
TranslationsYes
Structuring the textYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1701 -
1900
Areae-gx
Time period1701 - 1900
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteOn the front flyleaf of the volume, underlined: 'P.F. Weber 1802'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1801 -
1800
Time period1801 - 1800
Provenance TypeExlibris
NotePrinted bookplate, 19th c.: initials 'B O' within a stylized shield surrounded by scrolls and volutes.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1801 -
1900
PlaceHammersmith
Areae-uk
Time period1801 - 1900
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteMorris’ book label, created by his executors, on front pastedown: 'FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM MORRIS KELMSCOTT HOUSE HAMMERSMITH'.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1801 -
1900
PlaceManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
Areae-uk
Time period1801 - 1900
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteMorris’s collection was dispersed after his death. Though some of his books remained within the family, his executors, Sydney Cockerell and F. S. Ellis, arranged for a private sale of the rest of library to Richard Bennett, a Manchester collector, who quickly disposed of a large number of items that were subsequently offered at auction by Sotheby’s (London) in December 1898. Cf. P. Needham, 'William Morris and the Art of the Book (New York, 1976), pp. 21–47, and 'Under the Hammer: Book Auctions since the Seventeenth Century' (New Castle - London 2001), pp. 173–208.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceab
Provenance
1801 -
PlaceLondon
Areae-uk
Time period1801 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteBought at Sotheby's auction sale on 5th December 1898 for 8 pounds and 10 shillings, cf. v. 3 (1899) of Book Prices Current, p. 186, nr. 1724.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price8/10 Pounds/Shillings
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
Sourceae
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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