Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
: Inc 9468.5
ISTC No.ij00138000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Czech] Pasionál čili Knihy o životech svatých
ImprintPrague : [Printer of the 1488 Bible (Johann Kamp?)], 21 & 31 July 1495
Formatf°
Languagecze
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02125571
Holding InstitutionCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
ShelfmarkInc 9468.5
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Copy HistoryUnidentified inscription on front pastedown at upper left, possibly a name; not identifiable with any provenance. [19th century]
Physical DescriptionLeaves a1-4, b10, c1, 9-10, d2 and 9, e4, ff1-6, and gg1-6 wanting; h10, m3 and 6, n6, and p2 mutilated, affecting text.
Size of leaves280 × 183 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceWalsh 1271
Provenance
1495 -
1510
Areaen
Time period1495 - 1510
Provenance TypeDecoration
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteInitials, paragraph marks, and underlinings added in red. (15th-early 16th century.)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Provenance
1510 -
1600
Areaen
Time period1510 - 1600
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding note16th-century blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards (rebacked in calf, with title stamped in blind, partly covered by the remains of a later ms. label); external center bevels; internal bevels; marks of 2 fore-edge clasps (catch-plates on front cover), no longer present. Edges stained blue. Blank leaves inserted between a8 and a9, between d1 & d3, and between d8 and d10 (the last two perhaps a bifolium).
Binding date16th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialAlum Tawed Skin
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
Binding Dimensions298 × 197 × 60 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Provenance
1701 -
1800
Areae-xr
Time period1701 - 1800
Provenance nameNowodworsky [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription "Nowodworsky" on front free endleaf 1r.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Provenance
1806 -
1932
Areae-xr
Time period1806 - 1932
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteStamped in red on front free endleaf 1r: "Tetschner Bibliothek", with arms.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Provenance
1945 -
1957
PlaceTopsfield (Geonames ID: 4953127)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1945 - 1957
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteBookplate of David P. Wheatland. Acquisition date conjectural. Gift of Wheatland to Harvard, 1957.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Provenance
1957 -
PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1957 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteDecember 1957—Gift of David P. Wheatland.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
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Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2018-06-27 17:54:06