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mei/02122857 O 1.15 Art. Seld. (2) [02122857]

Oxford, Bodleian Library (GB) : O 1.15 Art. Seld. (2)

ISTC No.ib00525820
TitleYeshayahu, Yirmeyahu. Comm: David Kimhi
ImprintLisbon : Eliezer Toledano, 1492
Formatf°
Languageheb
full ISTC record
SubjectBible
Keywordscommentary
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02122857
Holding InstitutionOxford, Bodleian Library (GB)
ShelfmarkO 1.15 Art. Seld. (2)
Also bound with this copyNeviim Rishonim. Comm: David Kimhi
. - Soncino : [Joshua Solomon Soncino], 15 Oct. 1485 [ib00525760] (MEI ID: 02122856)
NoteCreated by Rahel Fronda.
Size of leaves266 × 200 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
SourceBod-inc Heb 25

Provenance 1450 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1450 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous Italian Jew, 1450-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis person has added a few marginal comments and corrections in Hebrew, in 16th century Italian hand, in brown ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CorrectionsYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1450 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1450 - 1550
Provenance nameAbraham Joseph, 1450-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteOn recto of the first printed leaf, along with pen trials by the same hand, owner's name in Hebrew reads: אברהם יוסף.
From Fabrizio Quaglia [Apr. 2020]: Sul bordo superiore centrale del recto del primo foglio di guardia, insieme a prove di penna (numeri e lettere dell’alfabeto ebraico), compare la frase in calligrafia del primo Seicento ‘per andar in capteuita’. In fondo allo stesso foglio, in calligrafia diversa ma coeva, ‘Salomo[n?] / Amignos [?, ma potrebbe leggersi Dmignos o Dmi gnos]’.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis person has also provided in manuscript some missing text on leaf 1 (because the page is torn), as well as a few marginal comments in Hebrew. These are written in 16th century Italian hand.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookFirst half
SupplementsYes
CommentsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1643 - 1643

Areae-it
Time period1643 - 1643
Provenance nameFaraggi, Isacco, 1643 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown) Floruit
Provenance TypeInscription
Binding
Method of acquisitionBequest
Binding note17th century blind-tooled Italian red goatskin over paper boards; with gold-tooled centrepiece ornament, including the name of owner in Hebrew יצחק פראגי יצו Isaac Pragi, on upper boards; sewn on five supports; remains of ties; evidence of chaining (staple holes on lower board); imprint details and shelfmark in gilt on the spine.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions274 × 208 × 63 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesBoth
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesTitle of the book and the name of the owner, both in Hebrew, have also been written on edges, reading: קמחי על נביאים הראשונים ועל ישעיה י פראגי Perhaps this owner has also added page numbers in Arabic numerals on lower left corners; and an odd marginal note (comment).
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CollationYes
CommentsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1630

Areae-it
Time period1600 - 1630
Provenance nameAnonymous non-Jewish owner, 1550-1650 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis owner has left a few scribblings in Italian on recto of the first printed leaf, as well as some mathematical calculations.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1630

Areae-it
Time period1600 - 1630
Provenance nameAnonymous censor of Hebrew books, 1650-1750 [Person; Censor] (Male, Censor, Religious)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesThere are a few censor's deletions in brown ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CensorshipYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1643 - 1654

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1643 - 1654
Provenance nameSelden, John , 1584 - 1654 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Politician, Scholar, Religious)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesNumber 28 has been written both on pastedown and on verso of one of the front flyleaves, along with bibliographic details in Latin.
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1654 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1654 -
Provenance nameOxford, Bodleian library, 1602 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Bibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
Documentary Evidence
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesOn recto of the last printed leaf there are bibliographical details (based on De Rossi), written in pencil.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
SupplementsYes
StampsOn recto of the first printed leaf there is a Bodleian Library stamp with its Latin name, 'Bibliotheca Bodleiana'.
Historic ShelfmarkR. 2.15 (Shelfmark pattern No.: 2.15)
S. 1.17. Art. Seld. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 1.17)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-06-22 18:23:14

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  02122857

Oxford, Bodleian Library (GB) : O 1.15 Art. Seld. (2)

ISTC No.ib00525820
TitleYeshayahu, Yirmeyahu. Comm: David Kimhi
ImprintLisbon : Eliezer Toledano, 1492
Formatf°
Languageheb
full ISTC record
SubjectBible
Keywordscommentary
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02122857
Holding InstitutionOxford, Bodleian Library (GB)
ShelfmarkO 1.15 Art. Seld. (2)
Also bound with this copyNeviim Rishonim. Comm: David Kimhi
. - Soncino : [Joshua Solomon Soncino], 15 Oct. 1485 [ib00525760] (MEI ID: 02122856)
NoteCreated by Rahel Fronda.
Size of leaves266 × 200 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
SourceBod-inc Heb 25

Provenance 1450 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1450 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous Italian Jew, 1450-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis person has added a few marginal comments and corrections in Hebrew, in 16th century Italian hand, in brown ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CorrectionsYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1450 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1450 - 1550
Provenance nameAbraham Joseph, 1450-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteOn recto of the first printed leaf, along with pen trials by the same hand, owner's name in Hebrew reads: אברהם יוסף.
From Fabrizio Quaglia [Apr. 2020]: Sul bordo superiore centrale del recto del primo foglio di guardia, insieme a prove di penna (numeri e lettere dell’alfabeto ebraico), compare la frase in calligrafia del primo Seicento ‘per andar in capteuita’. In fondo allo stesso foglio, in calligrafia diversa ma coeva, ‘Salomo[n?] / Amignos [?, ma potrebbe leggersi Dmignos o Dmi gnos]’.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis person has also provided in manuscript some missing text on leaf 1 (because the page is torn), as well as a few marginal comments in Hebrew. These are written in 16th century Italian hand.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookFirst half
SupplementsYes
CommentsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1643 - 1643

Areae-it
Time period1643 - 1643
Provenance nameFaraggi, Isacco, 1643 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown) Floruit
Provenance TypeInscription
Binding
Method of acquisitionBequest
Binding note17th century blind-tooled Italian red goatskin over paper boards; with gold-tooled centrepiece ornament, including the name of owner in Hebrew יצחק פראגי יצו Isaac Pragi, on upper boards; sewn on five supports; remains of ties; evidence of chaining (staple holes on lower board); imprint details and shelfmark in gilt on the spine.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions274 × 208 × 63 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesBoth
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesTitle of the book and the name of the owner, both in Hebrew, have also been written on edges, reading: קמחי על נביאים הראשונים ועל ישעיה י פראגי Perhaps this owner has also added page numbers in Arabic numerals on lower left corners; and an odd marginal note (comment).
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CollationYes
CommentsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1630

Areae-it
Time period1600 - 1630
Provenance nameAnonymous non-Jewish owner, 1550-1650 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesThis owner has left a few scribblings in Italian on recto of the first printed leaf, as well as some mathematical calculations.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1630

Areae-it
Time period1600 - 1630
Provenance nameAnonymous censor of Hebrew books, 1650-1750 [Person; Censor] (Male, Censor, Religious)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesThere are a few censor's deletions in brown ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
CensorshipYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1643 - 1654

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1643 - 1654
Provenance nameSelden, John , 1584 - 1654 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Politician, Scholar, Religious)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesNumber 28 has been written both on pastedown and on verso of one of the front flyleaves, along with bibliographic details in Latin.
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1654 -

PlaceOxford (Geonames ID: 2640729)
Areae-uk
Time period1654 -
Provenance nameOxford, Bodleian library, 1602 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Bibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
Documentary Evidence
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesOn recto of the last printed leaf there are bibliographical details (based on De Rossi), written in pencil.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
SupplementsYes
StampsOn recto of the first printed leaf there is a Bodleian Library stamp with its Latin name, 'Bibliotheca Bodleiana'.
Historic ShelfmarkR. 2.15 (Shelfmark pattern No.: 2.15)
S. 1.17. Art. Seld. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 1.17)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-06-22 18:23:14