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mei/02108507 IC.19678 [02108507]

London, British Library (GB) : IC.19678

ISTC No.ig00363000
AuthorGratianus
TitleDecretum (cum apparatu Bartholomaei Brixiensis). Ed: Alexander de Nevo and Petrus Albinianus Trecius. Add: Johannes Diaconus: Summarium, seu Flos decreti
ImprintVenice : Nicolaus Jenson, 28 June 1474
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLaw-Canon
Keywordscommentary; index
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02108507
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
ShelfmarkIC.19678
NoteCreated by A. Panzanelli
Physical DescriptionOn vellum. Without the blank leaf 382 (BMC)
Size of leaves425 × 285 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteWithout the blank leaf 382. The inner sheet of quire [v] is misbound in the middle of quire [b] (BMC).
Support material (book)Parchment
SourceBMC V 174; L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch 1986 (in Studies 2003, p. 215-232: 224).

Provenance 1476 - 1600

PlaceVenice (Geonames ID: 3164603)
Areae-it
Time period1476 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1475 - 1525 [Person; Illuminator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Agostini (family), 1450 - 1600 [Former Owner] (No characterisation/lay)
Girolamo da Cremona, 1430-1500 [Person; Illuminator] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Decoration
NoteOn the bottom right end corner of many leaves there is an abbreviated b, as sometimes found followed by Augustini (See Marciana Membr. 0005, another copy on vellum of a set of the Corpus iuris Canonici printed by Jenson) and interpreted as a copy commissioned to Nicolas Jenson by Bartolomeo Agostini (L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch, in Studies 2003 p. 231). In this copy, also 'Johan. Gall.' (quire x).
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration Note'On a2 is painted a head-piece representing Gratian offering his book to the Pope, surmounted by a shield with a coat of arms; two historiated capitals on the same page illuminated in gold and colours. Chief capitals supplied in gold and colours, other capitals in two colours, in red or in blue; paragraph-marks in alternate red and blue.' (BMC).

Coat of arms of the Agostini family (as found in many other books printed by N. Jenson; see: L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch, in Studies 2003).
10 lines initial on a2r (in gold, a deer in the hole; background in red); 4 line initial on the same leaf.
All other initials (38) are illuminated with gold (background) and colours (green, blue, pink) with extension on leaf: i11r, m1v, n10v, o9r, p2r, p4v, p7v, q4r, q6v, q9r, r2r, s4v, t5r, t9v, v3r, v6v, x10r, y4r, y6v, y7v, y10r, z2v, z10v, C2v, D3v, D7v, E6v, F5v, F9v, G1r, G5r, G7r, H7v, L9r, L10v, M7v, M8v, Q1r.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
RubricationYes
certaintya
psourcea
b
c

provenance 1675 - 1725

areae-it
timeperiod1675 - 1725
ownerAnonymous, Italy, 1675 - 1725 (, )
provenanceType1
bindingDateu
bindingTypec
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions445 × 295 × 140 mm
bindingDescriptionhttps://www.bl.uk/catalogues/bookbindings/
toolingb
edgesa
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1892 -

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1892 -
ownerLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- (, )
provenanceType1
1
noteBought in August, 1892 (BMC)
methodofacqa
stampsNoteOval stamp of the British Museum with royal arms, on a1r; stamp with date of acquisition (2 AU 92) on the last two printed leaves; all in red.
histShelfmarkC.42.k.8, in pencil on the front flyleaf. (shelfmarkPattern: 52)
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2017-11-16 19:39:26

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copyId02108507
holdingInstitutionIdLondonBL
shelfmarkIC.19678
noteCreated by A. Panzanelli
physicalDescriptionNoteOn vellum. Without the blank leaf 382 (BMC)
paperSize425 × 285 mm
copyType1
copyFeaturesNoteWithout the blank leaf 382. The inner sheet of quire [v] is misbound in the middle of quire [b] (BMC).
supportMaterialBooke
sourceBMC V 174; L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch 1986 (in Studies 2003, p. 215-232: 224).

provenance 1476 - 1600

placenameVenice (Geonames ID: 3164603)
areae-it
timeperiod1476 - 1600
ownerAnonymous, Italy, 1475 - 1525 (, )
Agostini (family), 1450 - 1600
Girolamo da Cremona, 1430-1500 (, )
provenanceType1
1
1
noteOn the bottom right end corner of many leaves there is an abbreviated b, as sometimes found followed by Augustini (See Marciana Membr. 0005, another copy on vellum of a set of the Corpus iuris Canonici printed by Jenson) and interpreted as a copy commissioned to Nicolas Jenson by Bartolomeo Agostini (L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch, in Studies 2003 p. 231). In this copy, also 'Johan. Gall.' (quire x).
methodofacqx
decorationNote'On a2 is painted a head-piece representing Gratian offering his book to the Pope, surmounted by a shield with a coat of arms; two historiated capitals on the same page illuminated in gold and colours. Chief capitals supplied in gold and colours, other capitals in two colours, in red or in blue; paragraph-marks in alternate red and blue.' (BMC).

Coat of arms of the Agostini family (as found in many other books printed by N. Jenson; see: L. Armstrong, The Agostini Plutarch, in Studies 2003).
10 lines initial on a2r (in gold, a deer in the hole; background in red); 4 line initial on the same leaf.
All other initials (38) are illuminated with gold (background) and colours (green, blue, pink) with extension on leaf: i11r, m1v, n10v, o9r, p2r, p4v, p7v, q4r, q6v, q9r, r2r, s4v, t5r, t9v, v3r, v6v, x10r, y4r, y6v, y7v, y10r, z2v, z10v, C2v, D3v, D7v, E6v, F5v, F9v, G1r, G5r, G7r, H7v, L9r, L10v, M7v, M8v, Q1r.
hasIlluminationsbooleanyes
hasOrnamentalLettersbooleanyes
hasCoatOfArmsbooleanyes
hasRubricationbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea
b
c

provenance 1675 - 1725

areae-it
timeperiod1675 - 1725
ownerAnonymous, Italy, 1675 - 1725 (, )
provenanceType1
bindingDateu
bindingTypec
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions445 × 295 × 140 mm
bindingDescriptionhttps://www.bl.uk/catalogues/bookbindings/
toolingb
edgesa
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1892 -

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1892 -
ownerLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- (, )
provenanceType1
1
noteBought in August, 1892 (BMC)
methodofacqa
stampsNoteOval stamp of the British Museum with royal arms, on a1r; stamp with date of acquisition (2 AU 92) on the last two printed leaves; all in red.
histShelfmarkC.42.k.8, in pencil on the front flyleaf. (shelfmarkPattern: 52)
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2017-11-16 19:39:26