New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US)
: ChL 722
ISTC No.ib00640000
TitleBiblia [Italian] (Tr: Niccolò Malermi). With additions by Hieronymus Squarzaficus
ImprintVenice : Vindelinus de Spira, 1 Aug. 1471
Formatf°
Languageita
SubjectBible
Keywordstranslation
Periodpatristic
Description of Copy
Copy Id02127001
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US)
CollectionPierpont Morgan Library Dept. of Printed Books
ShelfmarkChL 722
NoteCreated by Martyna Grzesiak
Support material (book)Parchment
Electronic Reproductiononline catalogue Images of two illuminated pages available to view through the library's online catalogue.
Provenance
1471 -
1500
Time period1471 - 1500
Provenance nameAbbadessa family [Person; Former Owner] (Aristocracy) Approximate dates
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Decoration
Bibliographic Evidence
Decoration NoteIllumination by the Master of the Putti in Vol.1, includes Abbadessa family coat of arms, "argent, a roundel within two concentric rings sable" (Armstrong). This appears to have been painted over an earlier coat of arms, that of the Corner family.
IlluminationsYes
Coat of armsYes
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteIncipits, running titles. The Psalms are fully rubricated, with alternating red and blue initials supplied in the minor initials spaces at the opening of individual verses. Brown ink ms guide letters where not supplied in print.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue
Provenance
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Decoration
Bibliographic Evidence
Decoration NoteIllumination in vol.2 includes Macigni coat of arms, "Gules, three crescents palewise or that in chef facing dexter base the other dacing dexter chief, overall on a bend azure three feurs-de-lis or" (Armstrong)
IlluminationsYes
SourceBibliography
Provenance
1783 -
1851
Time period1783 - 1851
NoteAcquired by Melzi by 1820.
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1854 -
1925
Areae-it
Time period1854 - 1925
NoteIn a letter cited in Leopold Delisle, marchioness Melzi confirms the Bible was still part of the family library, despite initial plans for it to be part of the collection sold by Gaetano Melzi to Frank Hall Standish in 1821 (Leopold Delisle, Chantilly. Le cabintet des livres. Imprimés antérieurs aul milieu du xvie siècle, Paris: Librairie Plon, 1905, p. lxxxii).
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Provenance
1929 -
1929
PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1929 - 1929
Provenance TypeExlibris
NotePurchased from De Marinis in 1929.
Red leather exlibris of John Pierpont Morgan with his name, and the Morgan coat of arms and motto in gilt.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1929 -
PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1929 -
Provenance nameNew York, Pierpont Morgan Library, 1924 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay) The Pierpont Morgan Library was chartered in 1924. J.P. Morgan transferred the collection to the Library. Since 2006 the institution goes by the name The Morgan Library & Museum.
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2024-07-11 15:14:57