San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
: 91533
ISTC No.im00038000
AuthorMagni, Jacobus
TitleSophologium
Imprint[Strassburg : The 'R-printer' (Adolf Rusch), about 1470]
Formatf°
Languagelat
SubjectLiterature-Social
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02123097
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark91533
Physical DescriptionLacks final two blank leaves ([A]7-8). Leaves [g]9-10 and [h]1 have the upper outer corners torn off (repaired), removing some text.
Size of leaves260 × 190 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1470 -
1796
Areae-be
Time period1470 - 1796
Provenance TypeInscription
Decoration
Manuscript Notes
NoteInscription at head of [a]1r: "De Conuentu fratrum Minimorum Leod" (that is, the Franciscan monastery at Liège).
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteInitials, capital strokes, paragraph marks, and underlining added in red. An inscription in red at the head of [a]1r, above the ownership inscription, has been almost completely trimmed off. At the end of the text on [A]6v is an elaborate flourished signature (?) or cypher of the rubricator, in red, not deciphered. (15th century)
Manuscript notesMarginal words and marks, and underlining, throughout. On [l]3v is a note that the following blank page, [l]4r, is not defective.
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1862 -
1912
PlaceRichmond (Geonames ID: 2639389)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1862 - 1912
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
Manuscript Notes
NoteArmorial bookplate of John Eliot Hodgkin on front pastedown; his "Adnotatio" leaf mounted on rear pastedown, with his notes in ms.; a note with his monogram signature on rear free endleaf 2v dated 1862; loose in the volume, an additional leaf of notes; his monogram on the covers of the binding. Discussed in his Rariora, v. 2, p. 72-74, with facsimiles. Lot 955 in the June 1914 Sotheby London sale of his library.
Binding noteBlind-tooled calf, with a recessed oval on each cover, with the monogram "IEH" stamped in blind; title stamped in gold on spine; edges mottled reddish-brown.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions280 × 210 × 53 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1918 -
1925
Areae-gx
Time period1918 - 1925
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded as purchased from Vollbehr by Henry E. Huntington, 23 March 1925.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1925 -
1927
PlaceSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1925 - 1927
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded as purchased from Vollbehr, 23 March 1925.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1927 -
PlaceSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1927 -
Provenance nameThe Huntington, 1927 [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
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
Last Edit2018-03-14 18:19:17