Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02013774 INC015 [02013774]

Athens, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (GR) : INC015

ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
periodmedieval

copy

copyId02013774
holdingInstitutionIdAthens, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (GR)
shelfmarkINC015
paperSize400 × 257 mm
copyType1
1
copyFeaturesNote365 leaves (of 372, without blanks and lacking p6 and d2).
BMC and GW note variant settings of ooo6v and A1r. In this copy the last line of commentary to the Purgatorio on ooo6v reads ‘per sua infinita misericordia’, and Landino's prologue to the Paradiso (A1r, missigned aaa i) is set in 47 lines, the last beginning ‘te ciriempie’.
Collation: p8 2p6 (p1 blank, p2r Landino's introduction, 2p3v Ficino's commendations, 2p6 blank; a10 b8 c-e10 f8 g10 h-i8 l10 m-n8 o-r10 s6 (a1 blank, a2r Inferno text and commentary); aa-gg10 hh12 ll-mm10 oo6 (aa1 blank, aa2r Landino's prologue to Purgatorio, aa3r Purgatorio); A8 B-H10 I6 L12 (A1r Landino's prologue to Paradiso, verso blank, A2r Paradiso, L10v colophon, L11-12 blanks).
Most cantos preceded by a large space for an engraved or illuminated illustration. The 3 engravings on a1r, b1v and c1v cut out with consequent loss to text on rectos of b1 and c1; a1 cut down and remargined, the affected text on b1r and c1r plus one line on c1v supplied in manuscript and the leaves remargined; some soiling heavier on first and last leaves, first leaf frayed and with small repairs at gutter, blank corner of a7 cut, aa10 torn and repaired with loss to a few words, worming in first and last 20 leaves and in quires a-c, small hole in h1 catching 2 letters, some staining, browning and spotting.
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1600 - 1800

timeperiod1600 - 1800
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_6aba9
decorationNoteFlourished opening initial to Canto Primo supplied in dark ink in the 17th or 18th century.
hasOrnamentalLettersbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1600 - 1700

timeperiod1600 - 1700
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_0984f
bindingNote17th-century calf over pasteboard, sides panelled with double gilt fillet and blind fillets, large central gilt monogram (undeciphered), speckled edges.
bindingDateu
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions412 × 265 × 97 mm
titling
toolingc
edgesb
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1800 - 1900

timeperiod1800 - 1900
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_d2a35
bindingNoteRebacked in the 19th century with richly gilt calf backstrip, corners restored, covers scuffed and rubbed.
bindingDatew
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
titling
toolingb
edgesb
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance TypeInscription
Seller's mark/note
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_ed81a
NoteEarly price or payment record on last page (washed).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1820

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1820
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_b1b99
NoteInscriptions on front pastedown dated 1800?, 1819 and 1820.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1820 - 1853

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1853
Provenance namePolidori, Gaetano [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_1d407
NotePresentation inscription to his grandson: "Dati a Dante Gabriel Rossetti suo [pro?]nipote Pittore e Poeta 11th February 1853". Approximate acquisition date (inscriptions on front pastedown dated 1800?, 1819 and 1820).
Date of evidence1853
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1853 - 1882

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1853 - 1882
Provenance nameRossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_4242e
NotePresentation inscription: "Dati a Dante Gabriel Rossetti suo [pro?]nipote Pittore e Poeta 11th February 1853".
Date of evidence1853
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1960 - 1999

PlaceLatrobe (Geonames ID: 5197227)
Arean-us-pa
Time period1960 - 1999
Provenance nameNakles, Ned J., 1931 - 1999 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_81746
NoteNakles' library was sold at Christie's New York, 17 April 2000.
Date of evidence2000
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2000 - 2000

placenameNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
arean-us-ny
timeperiod2000 - 2000
ownerChristie's, 1766- (, )
provenanceType1
noteChristie's New York sold Ned Nakles' incunabula at 17 April 2000.
methodofacqg
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 - 2015

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod2015 - 2015
ownerChristie's, 1766- (, )
provenanceType1
noteSold by Christie's London (King Street) on 1 December 2015.
provDate2015
methodofacqg
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 - 2015

placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod2015 - 2015
ownerLaskaridis, Panos, 1947- (, )
provenanceType1
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 -

placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod2015 -
ownerAthens, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, 2007- (, )
provenanceType1
certaintya
psourcea

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2024-11-06 13:15:38

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copy

copyId02013774
holdingInstitutionIdAthensLaskaridis
shelfmarkINC015
paperSize400 × 257 mm
copyType1
1
copyFeaturesNote365 leaves (of 372, without blanks and lacking p6 and d2).
BMC and GW note variant settings of ooo6v and A1r. In this copy the last line of commentary to the Purgatorio on ooo6v reads ‘per sua infinita misericordia’, and Landino's prologue to the Paradiso (A1r, missigned aaa i) is set in 47 lines, the last beginning ‘te ciriempie’.
Collation: p8 2p6 (p1 blank, p2r Landino's introduction, 2p3v Ficino's commendations, 2p6 blank; a10 b8 c-e10 f8 g10 h-i8 l10 m-n8 o-r10 s6 (a1 blank, a2r Inferno text and commentary); aa-gg10 hh12 ll-mm10 oo6 (aa1 blank, aa2r Landino's prologue to Purgatorio, aa3r Purgatorio); A8 B-H10 I6 L12 (A1r Landino's prologue to Paradiso, verso blank, A2r Paradiso, L10v colophon, L11-12 blanks).
Most cantos preceded by a large space for an engraved or illuminated illustration. The 3 engravings on a1r, b1v and c1v cut out with consequent loss to text on rectos of b1 and c1; a1 cut down and remargined, the affected text on b1r and c1r plus one line on c1v supplied in manuscript and the leaves remargined; some soiling heavier on first and last leaves, first leaf frayed and with small repairs at gutter, blank corner of a7 cut, aa10 torn and repaired with loss to a few words, worming in first and last 20 leaves and in quires a-c, small hole in h1 catching 2 letters, some staining, browning and spotting.
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1600 - 1800

timeperiod1600 - 1800
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_6aba9
decorationNoteFlourished opening initial to Canto Primo supplied in dark ink in the 17th or 18th century.
hasOrnamentalLettersbooleanyes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1700

Time period1600 - 1700
Provenance TypeBinding
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_0984f
Binding note17th-century calf over pasteboard, sides panelled with double gilt fillet and blind fillets, large central gilt monogram (undeciphered), speckled edges.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions412 × 265 × 97 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1900

Time period1800 - 1900
Provenance TypeBinding
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_d2a35
Binding noteRebacked in the 19th century with richly gilt calf backstrip, corners restored, covers scuffed and rubbed.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance TypeInscription
Seller's mark/note
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_ed81a
NoteEarly price or payment record on last page (washed).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1820

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1820
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_b1b99
NoteInscriptions on front pastedown dated 1800?, 1819 and 1820.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1820 - 1853

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1853
Provenance namePolidori, Gaetano [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_1d407
NotePresentation inscription to his grandson: "Dati a Dante Gabriel Rossetti suo [pro?]nipote Pittore e Poeta 11th February 1853". Approximate acquisition date (inscriptions on front pastedown dated 1800?, 1819 and 1820).
Date of evidence1853
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1853 - 1882

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1853 - 1882
Provenance nameRossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_4242e
NotePresentation inscription: "Dati a Dante Gabriel Rossetti suo [pro?]nipote Pittore e Poeta 11th February 1853".
Date of evidence1853
Method of acquisitionDonation
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1960 - 1999

placenameLatrobe (Geonames ID: 5197227)
arean-us-pa
timeperiod1960 - 1999
ownerNakles, Ned J., 1931 - 1999 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_81746
noteNakles' library was sold at Christie's New York, 17 April 2000.
provDate2000
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2000 - 2000

placenameNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
arean-us-ny
timeperiod2000 - 2000
ownerChristie's, 1766- (, )
provenanceType1
noteChristie's New York sold Ned Nakles' incunabula at 17 April 2000.
methodofacqg
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 - 2015

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod2015 - 2015
ownerChristie's, 1766- (, )
provenanceType1
noteSold by Christie's London (King Street) on 1 December 2015.
provDate2015
methodofacqg
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 - 2015

placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod2015 - 2015
ownerLaskaridis, Panos, 1947- (, )
provenanceType1
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 2015 -

placenameAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
areae-gr
timeperiod2015 -
ownerAthens, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, 2007- (, )
provenanceType1
certaintya
psourcea

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2024-11-06 13:15:38