Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02125669 4.c.9 [02125669]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : 4.c.9

ISTC No.im00515000
AuthorMesue, Johannes
TitleOpera medicinalia. Add: Abulcasis: Liber servitoris de praeparatione medicinarum simplicium (Tr: Abraham Tortuosiensis. Ed: Simon a Cordo). Franciscus Pedemontanus: Complementum. Mundinus: Expositio super canones universales. Nicolaus Salernitanus: Antidotarium, Quid pro quo, Synonyma. Christophorus de Honestis: Expositio super Antidotarium Mesue. Petrus de Abano: Additiones ad practicam. Saladinus de Asculo: Compendium aromatariorum
ImprintVenice : Peregrinus de Pasqualibus, Bononiensis, 1489-91
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectMedicine
Keywordspharmacopeia; education; collection; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02125669
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
CollectionMedical Society
Shelfmark4.c.9
NoteCreated by Sabrina Minuzzi
Size of leaves299 × 208 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
Electronic ReproductionTitlepage
Leaf A1r
Leaf g1r
Manuscript notes.
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 381: the same shelfmark is now used for a different copy of the edition.

Provenance 1491 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1491 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1475 - 1525 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23542171251/sizes/l
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteSome initials supplied in red, paragraph marks and underlinings.
Manuscript notesSeveral Latin comments and reading marks in 2 Italian hands at least, in brown and red (a few) ink. All them partially trimmed.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookThroughout
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1670 - 1700

PlaceBrescia (Geonames ID: 3181554)
Areae-it
Time period1670 - 1700
Provenance nameGambara, Giulio, 1674 - 1684 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay) floruit; apothecary
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23541926061/sizes/l
NoteInscription within the painted initial 'D' (fol. g1r [but LL1r]): 'Iulius Gambara aromatarius Brixiae civis et habitator Anno 1676' (central); '1674 Octavia de Arsentis (?) uxor mea' (along the left tract of 'D'); 'Magdalena Rossignani uxor secunda' (along the right tract).
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteMost of the initials supplied in red with evidence of silvering, and in green. Rough floral decoration and capital letters in gaudy colors badly matched (leaves a2r, A1r, F1r, H1r).
Ornamental lettersYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1601 - 1800

Areae-it
Time period1601 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteLate 17th, early 18th century, full vellum; on the spine dark leather label with gilt tooled author and title ('MESUE | OPERA'), and gilt tooled year '1491' on the lower part of the spine; yellow edges.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Historic ShelfmarkOn the front pastedown. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 76)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1773 - 1964

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1773 - 1964
Provenance nameLondon, Medical Society, 1773 - [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Academy, Royalty)
Provenance TypeStamp
Bibliographic Evidence
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23516016902/sizes/l
NoteRound stamp by the 'Medical Society of London' on the titlepage. On a front flyleaf a Wellcome library printed label explains that the book is a 'Medical Society of London Deposit'. Indeed, the incunabulum appears in the 'Catalogue of books contained in the Library of the Medical Society of London instituted a.D. 1773' (London, 1829), 213.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Historic ShelfmarkOn the titlepage, next to the stamp. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 75)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1964 -

PlaceLondon
Areae-uk
Time period1964 -
Provenance nameLondon, Wellcome Library, 1936 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteIn November 1964 an agreement between the London Medical Society and the Trustees of sir Henry Wellcome planned to deposit in the Wellcome Library the most precious books, due to conservative issues, cf. 'Books from the Library of the Medical Society of London: an exhibition 14 January to 3 April 1985' (e-book) and G.B. Woodd-Walker, 'The Society's Library', in 'The Medical Society of London, 1773-1973' (London, 1972), 89-104.
Method of acquisitionInstitutional transfer
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-17 14:42:12

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  02125669

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : 4.c.9

ISTC No.im00515000
AuthorMesue, Johannes
TitleOpera medicinalia. Add: Abulcasis: Liber servitoris de praeparatione medicinarum simplicium (Tr: Abraham Tortuosiensis. Ed: Simon a Cordo). Franciscus Pedemontanus: Complementum. Mundinus: Expositio super canones universales. Nicolaus Salernitanus: Antidotarium, Quid pro quo, Synonyma. Christophorus de Honestis: Expositio super Antidotarium Mesue. Petrus de Abano: Additiones ad practicam. Saladinus de Asculo: Compendium aromatariorum
ImprintVenice : Peregrinus de Pasqualibus, Bononiensis, 1489-91
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectMedicine
Keywordspharmacopeia; education; collection; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02125669
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
CollectionMedical Society
Shelfmark4.c.9
NoteCreated by Sabrina Minuzzi
Size of leaves299 × 208 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
Electronic ReproductionTitlepage
Leaf A1r
Leaf g1r
Manuscript notes.
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 381: the same shelfmark is now used for a different copy of the edition.

Provenance 1491 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1491 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1475 - 1525 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23542171251/sizes/l
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteSome initials supplied in red, paragraph marks and underlinings.
Manuscript notesSeveral Latin comments and reading marks in 2 Italian hands at least, in brown and red (a few) ink. All them partially trimmed.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookThroughout
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1670 - 1700

PlaceBrescia (Geonames ID: 3181554)
Areae-it
Time period1670 - 1700
Provenance nameGambara, Giulio, 1674 - 1684 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay) floruit; apothecary
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23541926061/sizes/l
NoteInscription within the painted initial 'D' (fol. g1r [but LL1r]): 'Iulius Gambara aromatarius Brixiae civis et habitator Anno 1676' (central); '1674 Octavia de Arsentis (?) uxor mea' (along the left tract of 'D'); 'Magdalena Rossignani uxor secunda' (along the right tract).
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteMost of the initials supplied in red with evidence of silvering, and in green. Rough floral decoration and capital letters in gaudy colors badly matched (leaves a2r, A1r, F1r, H1r).
Ornamental lettersYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1601 - 1800

Areae-it
Time period1601 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteLate 17th, early 18th century, full vellum; on the spine dark leather label with gilt tooled author and title ('MESUE | OPERA'), and gilt tooled year '1491' on the lower part of the spine; yellow edges.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Historic ShelfmarkOn the front pastedown. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 76)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1773 - 1964

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1773 - 1964
Provenance nameLondon, Medical Society, 1773 - [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Academy, Royalty)
Provenance TypeStamp
Bibliographic Evidence
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/134938756@N08/23516016902/sizes/l
NoteRound stamp by the 'Medical Society of London' on the titlepage. On a front flyleaf a Wellcome library printed label explains that the book is a 'Medical Society of London Deposit'. Indeed, the incunabulum appears in the 'Catalogue of books contained in the Library of the Medical Society of London instituted a.D. 1773' (London, 1829), 213.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Historic ShelfmarkOn the titlepage, next to the stamp. (Shelfmark pattern No.: 75)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1964 -

PlaceLondon
Areae-uk
Time period1964 -
Provenance nameLondon, Wellcome Library, 1936 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteIn November 1964 an agreement between the London Medical Society and the Trustees of sir Henry Wellcome planned to deposit in the Wellcome Library the most precious books, due to conservative issues, cf. 'Books from the Library of the Medical Society of London: an exhibition 14 January to 3 April 1985' (e-book) and G.B. Woodd-Walker, 'The Society's Library', in 'The Medical Society of London, 1773-1973' (London, 1972), 89-104.
Method of acquisitionInstitutional transfer
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-17 14:42:12