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mei/02126948 BT600 .M37 1473f [02126948]

Princeton NJ, Princeton University, Firestone Library, Rare Book Division (US) : BT600 .M37 1473f

ISTC No.ia00247000
AuthorAlbertus Magnus
TitleDe laudibus Mariae
Imprint[Strassburg : Johann Mentelin, not after 1473]
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
Subjecttheology-pastoral?
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02126948
Holding InstitutionPrinceton NJ, Princeton University, Firestone Library, Rare Book Division (US)
ShelfmarkBT600 .M37 1473f
Also bound with this copyAlbertus Magnus: Mariale. - Strassburg : Johann Mentelin, not after 1473 [ia00272000] (MEI ID: 02126947)
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Physical DescriptionBound second in the volume. 5-page ms. index to both works bound between them. Mark of index tab on final leaf of this volume suggests the possibility of a third work earlier bound with these two. -- The collation is more precisely given than that in GW etc. as: [8⁸ (8/2+1)]; further, in this copy, leaves 8/4 and 8/5 are singletons.
Size of leaves390 × 280 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Composite volume
Bound with manuscript
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1473 - 1473

PlaceFreyenstein (Geonames ID: 2924857)
Areae-gx
Time period1473 - 1473
Provenance namePetrus a Fryenstein [Person; Rubricator] (Male, Clergy, Religious)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
NotePetrus a Fryenstein may also have been the owner, as suggested by the inscription on 7/8v: "Petro a fryenstein e[st] liber iste". He is identified in a note below the inscription, in a different but contemporary hand, as a canon of the church of St. Stephen, Strassburg.
Date of evidence1473
Decoration NoteLarge initials of red and blue interlock with reserved-white leafy decoration and red and dark brown penwork.
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteOther initials added in alternating red and blue; capital strokes and paragraph marks added in red. Rubrication date "1473" on 1/2v of the first work in the volume and, with inscription "Petro a fryenstein e[st] liber iste" on 7/8v of this work. Rubrication consistent throughout the volume; ms. foliation in red continuous throughout the volume. (1473)
Manuscript notesNotes added in red to the table as part of the rubrication.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookFirst few pages
Structuring the textYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1480 - 1485

PlaceStrassburg (Geonames ID: 2973783)
Areae-gx
Time period1480 - 1485
Provenance nameGermanus [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteDates conjectural. Inscription below that of Petrus on 7/8v: "et emit magister nicolaus a domino germano apothecario in argentina".
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1485 - 1500

placenameStrassburg (Geonames ID: 2973783)
areae-gx
timeperiod1485 - 1500
ownerNicolaus, magister (, )
provenanceType1
noteDates conjectural. Inscription below that of Petrus on 7/8v: "et emit magister nicolaus a domino germano apothecario in argentina".
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1725 - 1800

areaen
timeperiod1725 - 1800
ownerAnonymous binder, northern Europe, 1725-1800 (, )
provenanceType1
bindingNoteLater 18th-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments. Marks of index tabs.
bindingDatev
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions400 × 290 × mm
titling
toolingb
edgesd
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1930 - 1930

PlaceFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
Areae-gx
Time period1930 - 1930
Provenance nameFrankfurt am Main, Joseph Baer & Co., Buchhandlung und Antiquariat [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded in Abrams catalogue as item 418 in Baer catalogue 745, 1930.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1971 - 1989

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1971 - 1989
Provenance nameAbrams, George, 1919 - 2001 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Manuscript Notes
Documentary Evidence
NoteAbrams bookplate on front pastedown, with his ms. notes at upper right; lot 3 in the Abrams sale, Sotheby's London, November 1989; purchase price recorded in American Book Prices Current as £7,000.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1989 - 1991

Areae-uk-en
Time period1989 - 1991
Provenance nameFinch, Simon, 1956- [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteBod-Inc (A-120) refers to this copy as item 1 in Simon Finch's Occasional list 7 (1991); to be verified. Presumably purchased at the Abrams sale.
methodofacqa
price7000 pounds sterling Price from ABPC.
certaintyb
psourceg

provenance 1991 - 2001

placenameAmsterdam (Geonames ID: 2759793)
areae-ne
timeperiod1991 - 2001
ownerRitman, Joost R., 1941 - (, )
provenanceType1
1
noteBookplate of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica on front pastedown. Lot 6 in the second sale of BPH books, December 2001 (apparently bought in, as no price was listed in the Sotheby's on-line report of the sale).
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
c
e

provenance 2001 -

placenamePrinceton (Geonames ID: 5102922)
arean-us-nj
timeperiod2001 -
ownerPrinceton University Library, 1750- (, )
provenanceType1
noteProbably acquired by private treaty after the BPH sale.
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
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copyId02126948
holdingInstitutionIdPrincetonUL
shelfmarkBT600 .M37 1473f
alsoboundinthisitemAlbertus Magnus: Mariale. - Strassburg : Johann Mentelin, not after 1473 [ia00272000] (MEI ID: 02126947)
noteRecord created by John Lancaster.
physicalDescriptionNoteBound second in the volume. 5-page ms. index to both works bound between them. Mark of index tab on final leaf of this volume suggests the possibility of a third work earlier bound with these two. -- The collation is more precisely given than that in GW etc. as: [8⁸ (8/2+1)]; further, in this copy, leaves 8/4 and 8/5 are singletons.
paperSize390 × 280 mm
copyType1
1
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supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1473 - 1473

placenameFreyenstein (Geonames ID: 2924857)
areae-gx
timeperiod1473 - 1473
ownerPetrus a Fryenstein (, )
provenanceType1
1
notePetrus a Fryenstein may also have been the owner, as suggested by the inscription on 7/8v: "Petro a fryenstein e[st] liber iste". He is identified in a note below the inscription, in a different but contemporary hand, as a canon of the church of St. Stephen, Strassburg.
provDate1473
decorationNoteLarge initials of red and blue interlock with reserved-white leafy decoration and red and dark brown penwork.
hasOrnamentalLettersbooleanyes
hasRubricationbooleanyes
hasPenInitialsbooleanyes
rubricationNoteOther initials added in alternating red and blue; capital strokes and paragraph marks added in red. Rubrication date "1473" on 1/2v of the first work in the volume and, with inscription "Petro a fryenstein e[st] liber iste" on 7/8v of this work. Rubrication consistent throughout the volume; ms. foliation in red continuous throughout the volume. (1473)
msNoteNotes added in red to the table as part of the rubrication.
msFrequencyb
msLocationa
hasMsStructuringbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea
c

provenance 1480 - 1485

placenameStrassburg (Geonames ID: 2973783)
areae-gx
timeperiod1480 - 1485
ownerGermanus (, )
provenanceType1
noteDates conjectural. Inscription below that of Petrus on 7/8v: "et emit magister nicolaus a domino germano apothecario in argentina".
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1485 - 1500

PlaceStrassburg (Geonames ID: 2973783)
Areae-gx
Time period1485 - 1500
Provenance nameNicolaus, magister [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteDates conjectural. Inscription below that of Petrus on 7/8v: "et emit magister nicolaus a domino germano apothecario in argentina".
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1725 - 1800

Areaen
Time period1725 - 1800
Provenance nameAnonymous binder, northern Europe, 1725-1800 [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteLater 18th-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments. Marks of index tabs.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions400 × 290 × mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1930 - 1930

PlaceFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
Areae-gx
Time period1930 - 1930
Provenance nameFrankfurt am Main, Joseph Baer & Co., Buchhandlung und Antiquariat [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded in Abrams catalogue as item 418 in Baer catalogue 745, 1930.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1971 - 1989

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1971 - 1989
Provenance nameAbrams, George, 1919 - 2001 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Manuscript Notes
Documentary Evidence
NoteAbrams bookplate on front pastedown, with his ms. notes at upper right; lot 3 in the Abrams sale, Sotheby's London, November 1989; purchase price recorded in American Book Prices Current as £7,000.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1989 - 1991

Areae-uk-en
Time period1989 - 1991
Provenance nameFinch, Simon, 1956- [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteBod-Inc (A-120) refers to this copy as item 1 in Simon Finch's Occasional list 7 (1991); to be verified. Presumably purchased at the Abrams sale.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price7000 pounds sterling Price from ABPC.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 1991 - 2001

PlaceAmsterdam (Geonames ID: 2759793)
Areae-ne
Time period1991 - 2001
Provenance nameRitman, Joost R., 1941 - [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteBookplate of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica on front pastedown. Lot 6 in the second sale of BPH books, December 2001 (apparently bought in, as no price was listed in the Sotheby's on-line report of the sale).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 2001 -

PlacePrinceton (Geonames ID: 5102922)
Arean-us-nj
Time period2001 -
Provenance namePrinceton University Library, 1750- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteProbably acquired by private treaty after the BPH sale.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2018-10-14 22:32:57