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mei/02123123 RI 71 A 3280, c. 1 [02123123]

Jerusalem, National Library of Israel (IL) : RI 71 A 3280, c. 1

ISTC No.ia01417300
AuthorAvicenna
TitleCanon medicinae [Hebrew] (Lib I-V) (Tr: Joseph ben Joshua Lorki and Nathan ben Eliezer Hameati)
ImprintNaples : Azriel ben Joseph Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 9 Nov. 1491 [-1492?]
Formatf°
Languageheb
full ISTC record
SubjectMedicine
Keywordseducation; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02123123
Holding InstitutionJerusalem, National Library of Israel (IL)
ShelfmarkRI 71 A 3280, c. 1
Size of leaves337 × 226 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteThe first 19 folios are missing.
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
DescriptionDuck in a circle, two keys in a circle, fleur de lis in a circle, balance in a circle.

Provenance 1579 - 1579

PlaceSaluzzo (Geonames ID: 8980183)
Areae-it
Time period1579 - 1579
Provenance nameAnonymous Jew, probably from Saluzzo, fl. 1579 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteOn fol. 145r (beginning of book 3) Hebrew note with its translation:
בחודש דיזימי' שנת ה' ש'מ' מת סי' ביילאגארדה בעיר סאלוצה תחת ממשלת מלך צרפת
In sallusse se morto monsig. Bellaguarda dil mozo di de[cem]bre 1579.
In the Hebrew version the town is called "in the kingdom of France" (indeed it remained French from 1548 to 1601).

Handwritten words added on the margins in many places and sometimes more detailed explanations, mostly in Italian hands (and some are of Ashkenazi type).
Method of acquisitionunknown
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
Pen trialsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1800

Areae
Time period1600 - 1800
Provenance nameAnonymous non-Jewish owner, 1600-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteOccasional marginal notes in Latin, such as "olia de chrysomillis" on fol. 295r.
An unclear Latin inscription (with word "liber") on fol. 344r, beginning of the 4th book.
Additional foliation in the Latin order that starts from the end.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1700 - 1800

Areamm
Time period1700 - 1800
Provenance nameJoseph (a Jewish physician), 1700-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteAt the end (fol. 477r) a partially survived inscription:
זה הספר היה מהרופא הגדול המובהק והבקיא והחכם השלם <...> יוסף (= This book was of a prominent physician and great savage... Joseph... ...).
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1814 - 1938

PlaceVienna (Geonames ID: 2761369)
Areae-au
Time period1814 - 1938
Provenance nameWien, Bibliothek der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde, 1814-1938 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteAt the inner side of the front binding board attached an inscription: Alcasini, Opera Medica, No 312.

On the flyleaf:
"Hoc perpulchrum ac splendidissimum Exemplar, ni fallor, binis primis tantum quaternionibus (v cil. 16 foliis) mutilatum fuisse videtur. Proh dolor!
De Typotetharum oscitationibus hoc in Volumine occurrentibus, onvulse sodes quae ad De Rossii Annales hebr.-typogr. Sec. XV p. 86 adnotavi".
It should be after 1795, when the mentioned work by De Rossi was published.
Method of acquisitionunknown
StampsOn fols. 20r and 477r stamp: Wien, Bibliothek der Isr. Kultusgemeinde.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1892 -

PlaceJerusalem (Geonames ID: 281184)
Areaa-is
Time period1892 -
Provenance nameJerusalem, National Library of Israel [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteRed binding. On the spine: הקאנון, נאפולי רנ"ב [= The Canon, Naples 252 (i.e. 1491/2 CE)], RI 2' 71 A 3280.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialOther
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions352 × 248 × 102 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
StampsOn fols. 20r, 97r, 477v stamp: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי, ירושלים (=the national and university library, Jerusalem).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2018-03-19 16:37:01

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  02123123

Jerusalem, National Library of Israel (IL) : RI 71 A 3280, c. 1

ISTC No.ia01417300
AuthorAvicenna
TitleCanon medicinae [Hebrew] (Lib I-V) (Tr: Joseph ben Joshua Lorki and Nathan ben Eliezer Hameati)
ImprintNaples : Azriel ben Joseph Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 9 Nov. 1491 [-1492?]
Formatf°
Languageheb
full ISTC record
SubjectMedicine
Keywordseducation; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02123123
Holding InstitutionJerusalem, National Library of Israel (IL)
ShelfmarkRI 71 A 3280, c. 1
Size of leaves337 × 226 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteThe first 19 folios are missing.
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
DescriptionDuck in a circle, two keys in a circle, fleur de lis in a circle, balance in a circle.

Provenance 1579 - 1579

PlaceSaluzzo (Geonames ID: 8980183)
Areae-it
Time period1579 - 1579
Provenance nameAnonymous Jew, probably from Saluzzo, fl. 1579 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteOn fol. 145r (beginning of book 3) Hebrew note with its translation:
בחודש דיזימי' שנת ה' ש'מ' מת סי' ביילאגארדה בעיר סאלוצה תחת ממשלת מלך צרפת
In sallusse se morto monsig. Bellaguarda dil mozo di de[cem]bre 1579.
In the Hebrew version the town is called "in the kingdom of France" (indeed it remained French from 1548 to 1601).

Handwritten words added on the margins in many places and sometimes more detailed explanations, mostly in Italian hands (and some are of Ashkenazi type).
Method of acquisitionunknown
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
Pen trialsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1800

Areae
Time period1600 - 1800
Provenance nameAnonymous non-Jewish owner, 1600-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteOccasional marginal notes in Latin, such as "olia de chrysomillis" on fol. 295r.
An unclear Latin inscription (with word "liber") on fol. 344r, beginning of the 4th book.
Additional foliation in the Latin order that starts from the end.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1700 - 1800

Areamm
Time period1700 - 1800
Provenance nameJoseph (a Jewish physician), 1700-1800 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteAt the end (fol. 477r) a partially survived inscription:
זה הספר היה מהרופא הגדול המובהק והבקיא והחכם השלם <...> יוסף (= This book was of a prominent physician and great savage... Joseph... ...).
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1814 - 1938

PlaceVienna (Geonames ID: 2761369)
Areae-au
Time period1814 - 1938
Provenance nameWien, Bibliothek der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde, 1814-1938 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteAt the inner side of the front binding board attached an inscription: Alcasini, Opera Medica, No 312.

On the flyleaf:
"Hoc perpulchrum ac splendidissimum Exemplar, ni fallor, binis primis tantum quaternionibus (v cil. 16 foliis) mutilatum fuisse videtur. Proh dolor!
De Typotetharum oscitationibus hoc in Volumine occurrentibus, onvulse sodes quae ad De Rossii Annales hebr.-typogr. Sec. XV p. 86 adnotavi".
It should be after 1795, when the mentioned work by De Rossi was published.
Method of acquisitionunknown
StampsOn fols. 20r and 477r stamp: Wien, Bibliothek der Isr. Kultusgemeinde.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1892 -

PlaceJerusalem (Geonames ID: 281184)
Areaa-is
Time period1892 -
Provenance nameJerusalem, National Library of Israel [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteRed binding. On the spine: הקאנון, נאפולי רנ"ב [= The Canon, Naples 252 (i.e. 1491/2 CE)], RI 2' 71 A 3280.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialOther
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions352 × 248 × 102 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
StampsOn fols. 20r, 97r, 477v stamp: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי, ירושלים (=the national and university library, Jerusalem).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2018-03-19 16:37:01