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mei/02016134 Typ Inc 7738 [02016134]

Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US) : Typ Inc 7738

ISTC No.im00524000
AuthorMethodius, S
TitleRevelationes divinae a sanctis angelis factae. Add: Wolfgangus Aytinger: Tractatus super Methodium. Ed: Sebastian Brant
ImprintBasel : Michael Furter, 5 Jan. 1498
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Pastoral
Keywordscollection; turcirca; commentary
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02016134
Holding InstitutionCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
CollectionPrinting & Graphic Arts
ShelfmarkTyp Inc 7738
Also bound with this copyBonaventura, S: Meditationes vitae Christi. - Augsburg : Johann Schönsperger, about 1497-98 [ib00895000] (MEI ID: 02016135)
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Bound first in the volume.
Copy HistoryMs. note on title page, meaning uncertain: "habetur a Bellari[-] pro súppositia". [16th-17th century?]
Physical DescriptionBlind impressions of bearer type are visible on several leaves. Inverted "4" in the colophon date is corrected in ms. in this copy.
Size of leaves185 × 140 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceWalsh 1247

Provenance 1703 - 1761

PlaceHaarlem (Geonames ID: 2755003)
Areae-ne
Time period1703 - 1761
Provenance nameEnschedé, Izaak, 1681-1761 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1708-1780 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1750-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1785-1866 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteLot 507 in the December 1867 catalogue of the library formed by four generations of Enschedé family, sold at auction in Haarlem by Muller and Nijhoff (of Amsterdam and The Hague, respectively).
Binding note19th-century parchment over thin wooden boards.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1867 - 1868

PlaceBerlin (Geonames ID: 2950159)
Areae-gx
Time period1867 - 1868
Provenance nameBerlin, A. Asher & Co, 1839-1938 [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteA. Asher & Co. is recorded as the purchaser in the printed price list of the Enschedé sale, at 13 florins.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price13 Dutch florins Price recorded in the printed list of purchasers at the Enschedé sale.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1868 - 1881

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1868 - 1881
Provenance nameHarris, Caleb Fiske, 1818-1881 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteArmorial bookplate of C. Fiske Harris on front pastedown. Acquisition date conjectural.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1881 - 1913

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1881 - 1913
Provenance nameBates, Isaac Comstock, 1843-1913 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookstamp of Isaac C. Bates (Lugt L.222g) on front free endleaf 1r, with pencil note above it: "19.25 C", perhaps the price and collation note?
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price19.25 US dollars Conjecture from pencil note above ownership stamp.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1913 - 1953

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1913 - 1953
Provenance nameSharpe, Ellen D., 1861-1953 [Person; Donor] (Female, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteRecorded as the bequest of Ellen D. Sharpe to Harvard, 1957.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1957 -

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1957 -
Provenance nameHarvard College Library, 1636- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe, 1957.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2017-02-26 19:08:56

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  02016134

Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US) : Typ Inc 7738

ISTC No.im00524000
AuthorMethodius, S
TitleRevelationes divinae a sanctis angelis factae. Add: Wolfgangus Aytinger: Tractatus super Methodium. Ed: Sebastian Brant
ImprintBasel : Michael Furter, 5 Jan. 1498
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Pastoral
Keywordscollection; turcirca; commentary
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02016134
Holding InstitutionCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
CollectionPrinting & Graphic Arts
ShelfmarkTyp Inc 7738
Also bound with this copyBonaventura, S: Meditationes vitae Christi. - Augsburg : Johann Schönsperger, about 1497-98 [ib00895000] (MEI ID: 02016135)
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Bound first in the volume.
Copy HistoryMs. note on title page, meaning uncertain: "habetur a Bellari[-] pro súppositia". [16th-17th century?]
Physical DescriptionBlind impressions of bearer type are visible on several leaves. Inverted "4" in the colophon date is corrected in ms. in this copy.
Size of leaves185 × 140 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceWalsh 1247

Provenance 1703 - 1761

PlaceHaarlem (Geonames ID: 2755003)
Areae-ne
Time period1703 - 1761
Provenance nameEnschedé, Izaak, 1681-1761 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1708-1780 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1750-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Enschedé, Johannes, 1785-1866 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteLot 507 in the December 1867 catalogue of the library formed by four generations of Enschedé family, sold at auction in Haarlem by Muller and Nijhoff (of Amsterdam and The Hague, respectively).
Binding note19th-century parchment over thin wooden boards.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1867 - 1868

PlaceBerlin (Geonames ID: 2950159)
Areae-gx
Time period1867 - 1868
Provenance nameBerlin, A. Asher & Co, 1839-1938 [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteA. Asher & Co. is recorded as the purchaser in the printed price list of the Enschedé sale, at 13 florins.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price13 Dutch florins Price recorded in the printed list of purchasers at the Enschedé sale.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1868 - 1881

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1868 - 1881
Provenance nameHarris, Caleb Fiske, 1818-1881 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteArmorial bookplate of C. Fiske Harris on front pastedown. Acquisition date conjectural.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1881 - 1913

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1881 - 1913
Provenance nameBates, Isaac Comstock, 1843-1913 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookstamp of Isaac C. Bates (Lugt L.222g) on front free endleaf 1r, with pencil note above it: "19.25 C", perhaps the price and collation note?
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price19.25 US dollars Conjecture from pencil note above ownership stamp.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1913 - 1953

PlaceProvidence (Geonames ID: 5224151)
Arean-us-ri
Time period1913 - 1953
Provenance nameSharpe, Ellen D., 1861-1953 [Person; Donor] (Female, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteRecorded as the bequest of Ellen D. Sharpe to Harvard, 1957.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1957 -

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1957 -
Provenance nameHarvard College Library, 1636- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe, 1957.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2017-02-26 19:08:56