London, Wellcome Collection (GB)
: 2.a.24
ISTC No.ig00112000
AuthorGeber
TitleSumma perfectionis magisterii. Add: Liber trium verborum. Alexander Magnus: Epistola, 'Quidam breviter dicunt'. Parabola super lapide philosophorum. Geber: De investigatione magisterii. Six alchemical poems in Latin and Italian (some attributed to Cecco d'Ascoli and Helias Cretensis Hebraeus)
Imprint[Rome : Eucharius Silber, 1486-90]
Format4°
Languagelat
SubjectPhilosophy-Natural
Keywordsalchemy; collection; poetry
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02126426
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
Shelfmark2.a.24
NoteCreated by Jack Litchfield and Elma Brenner
Size of leaves198 × 135 mm
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 250
Provenance
1490 -
1580
Time period1490 - 1580
Provenance nameAnonymous [Person; Former Owner]
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
RubricationYes
Manuscript notesMs notes throughout along with a variety of different pointing hands and underlining; blank verso of last leaf is inscribed and dated 1580
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1550 -
1700
Time period1550 - 1700
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteThree bands of bibliographic information recorded by hand in: brown ink [Latin], black ink [Latin], and black ink [Italian, possibly reading: 'Non ci e prezzo, che paghi questo libro'], descending on first fly leaf.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1700 -
1800
Time period1700 - 1800
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteHalf binding, sprinkled; spine has five raised bands with gilded floral motif and name of author appearing in alternative red and black tiles
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Writing on edgesAcross
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1919 -
1930
Areae-gx
Time period1919 - 1930
Provenance TypeExlibris
Stamp
NoteBookplate: Ex Libris reading 'Dr ERNST DARMSTAEDTER ' with astrological/alchemical man design; the same name is also embossed, blind, on first flyleaf with MS inscription 'München 1919' below
Stampsblue library stamp, partially removed, reading: 'DR [damaged] DARMSTAEDTER COLLECTION'; in centre, pen inscription 'no. 568 '
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1930 -
1936
Areae-uk
Time period1930 - 1936
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteWellcome Library accessions book 1916-1930 [WA/HMM/LI/Acc/4], accession no. 70439
Date of evidenceSeptember 1931
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price2000 [for collection] GBP 'Darmstaedter Collection no. 568 [purchased in September 1930 but final payment not settled until April 1931]'
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1936 -
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
Provenance TypeShelfmark
Accession mark
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
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