Princeton NJ, Princeton University, Firestone Library, Rare Book Division (US)
: 2874.1479q
ISTC No.il00008000
AuthorLactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus
TitleOpera
ImprintVenice : Andreas de Paltasichis and Boninus de Boninis, de Ragusia, 12 Mar. 147[9]
Formatf°
Languagelat
SubjectLiterature
Keywordscollection; poetry
Periodclassical
Description of Copy
Copy Id02013721
Holding InstitutionPrinceton NJ, Princeton University, Firestone Library, Rare Book Division (US)
Shelfmark2874.1479q
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Copy HistoryClipped description and facsimile of b1r mounted on front pastedown; item 234 in an unidentified (auction?) catalogue (no price on the clipping, but perhaps clipped away). [Early 20th century]
Size of leaves304 × 203 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteLacks leaves d3, k4-5, &5-8, [rum]1, and blank leaves a1 and [rum]10.
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1479 -
1500
Areae-it
Time period1479 - 1500
Provenance TypeBinding
Decoration
Binding noteContemporary Italian blind-tooled calf over wooden boards (rebacked and corners repaired, 17th-18th century, with gilt title label added on spine); marks of clasps, no longer present.
Binding date15th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
Binding Dimensions312 × 210 × 53 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteInitial on b1r in gold with red, green, and blue background (with white highlighting) and white-vine decoration, inner marginal extension similarly colored, with gold dots.
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteOther initials and paragraph marks added in alternating red and blue. Headlines added in red (largely faded or washed) in the first half of the volume only (title on versos, book number on rectos); a small section following the cessation of headlines has book numbers in later black ink, non-scribal, on rectos. (15th century)
Manuscript notesAnnotations extensive in the first four quires, scattered thereafter. An incorrect red initial on d1r corrected crudely in black; one in blue on m1r corrected with a small "guide"-style letter.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookThroughout
CorrectionsYes
SupplementsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Provenance
1825 -
1907
PlaceDogmersfield (Geonames ID: 7296688)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1825 - 1907
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookplate of Dogmersfield library; lot 324 in the April 1907 Sotheby sale catalogue of the Dogmersfield library; sold to Young for £4/15/-.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue
Provenance
1907 -
1925
PlaceEdinburgh (Geonames ID: 2650225)
Areae-uk-st
Time period1907 - 1925
Provenance nameYoung, G. A. & Co. [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Note"Young" noted as purchaser at the Dogmersfield sale in an annotated copy of the Sotheby catalogue at the British Library; probably G. A. Young & Co.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price4/15/- pounds sterling Price recorded in Sotheby annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the British Library.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue
Provenance
1940 -
1945
PlacePrinceton (Geonames ID: 5102922)
Arean-us-nj
Time period1940 - 1945
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteAdler's bookplate and ms. notes on front pastedown.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Provenance
1945 -
PlacePrinceton (Geonames ID: 5102922)
Arean-us-nj
Time period1945 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteGift of Elmer Adler; date uncertain.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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