Napoli, Biblioteca nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III (IT)
: S. Q. XI. D. 12.
ISTC No.ia00123500
AuthorAesopus
TitleAesopus moralisatus [Latin]
ImprintMondovì : Dominicus, Laurentius and Stephanus de Vivaldis, 16 Nov. 1476
Formatf°
Languagelat
SubjectLiterature
Keywordstranslation
Periodclassical
Description of Copy
Copy Id02013339
Holding InstitutionNapoli, Biblioteca nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III (IT)
ShelfmarkS. Q. XI. D. 12.
NoteCreated by Geri Della Rocca de Candal
Physical DescriptionLeaf a8 partly damaged, replaced by manuscript copy (presumably in the 20th c. by the Istituto di Patologia del Libro di Roma, see below).
Size of leaves290 × 205 mm
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
Provenance
1471 -
1530
Time period1471 - 1530
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteAll woodcuts have been coloured and outlined by an early hand in a watery red, green and light brown.
Illustration coloured in by handYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1471 -
1430
Areae-it
Time period1471 - 1430
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteEarly inscription of four lines in brown ink (Italian hand?) on the verso of the last printed leaf, 'Non est cur timeas olim de iure timebas | Non est cur timeas regula nostra vetat | Ut tibi cedatur [?] cridas [?] issigrime [?] cuculam | Et licet ante parum nunc tibi credo minus'. The same hand is apparently also responsible for outlining, in the middle of the page, the shape of part of the watermark (hand).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1471 -
1550
Areae-it
Time period1471 - 1550
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteEarly inscription (Italian hand?) in red ink on the verso of the last printed leaf copying the earlier inscription in brown ink (see above), but here 'cridas [?]' is replaced with 'grus'.
Decoration NoteThe same ink is used in occasionally rubricated initials (a particularly big one on a3r).
Illustration coloured in by handYes
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteThe same red ink has also been used in some of the woodcuts, particularly in in order to colour-in blood, tails and boots/trousers.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1471 -
1550
Areae-it
Time period1471 - 1550
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesOccasional underlining in the first few pages and occasional manuscript notes in the text in the second half of the volume in an early, possibly Italian, hand.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CompletionsYes
SupplementsYes
TranslationsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
provenance
1501 -
1600
timeperiod1501 - 1600
provenanceType1
Manuscript notesA few scribbles / pen trials in dark brown ink in an early hand, possibly Italian, on the margin of the title-page.
TranslationsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1938 - 9999
Areae-it
Provenance TypeStamp
Binding noteVolume rebound by the 'Istituto di Patologia del Libro, Roma' (stamp on the bottom right corner of the rear pastedown) in the late 20th c. using plain vellum with two ties.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1801 -
Areae-it
Time period1801 - (The Library has no information on the provenance of this volume beyond what is already contained withing the book itself.)
Provenance TypeStamp
StampsRed oval library stamp on the recto of the first printed leaf and on the recto of the last printed leaf. Blue stamp on the verso of the last printed leaf. Library bookplate with shelfmark on the top left corner of the front pastedown. Library slip pasted in with basic bibliographic information.
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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