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mei/02127981 PML 684 [02127981]

New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US) : PML 684

ISTC No.ih00267000
AuthorHigden, Ranulphus
TitlePolycronicon. Tr: John Trevisa. With the continuation 1357-1460 by William Caxton
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [between 2 July and 8 October 1482]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHistory
Keywordsreligion; translation; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02127981
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US)
ShelfmarkPML 684
NoteChL 1776 (Copy 1)
NoteCreated by John McQuillen.
Physical DescriptionChancery folio: a-b⁸ C⁴; 1-28⁸ [28*]²; 29-48⁸ 49⁴; 50, 52-55⁸: 450 leaves, leaves a1, 1/1, 1/5, [28*]/2, and 55/8 blank.
Size of leaves278 × 192 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NotePML 684 missing 48 leaves: a-b⁸, C⁴, 1/1-5, 14/8, 20/2, 23/1, 42/1, 43/1.8, 47/1, 54⁸, and 55⁸.
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionPML 684
SourceA Census of Caxtons / Seymour de Ricci. London: Oxford University Press for The Bibliographical Society, 1909, no. 49.23.
Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram, fourth Earl of Ashburnham, and other sources: early printed books, vol. 3 / M.R. James. London : Chiswick Press, 1906, no. 684.

Provenance 1482 - 1500

PlaceWestminster, England (Geonames ID: 2634341)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1482 - 1500
Provenance nameCaxton rubricator B [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Anonymous annotator, England [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteRubricated, red lombards, paragraph marks, and marginalia produced in Caxton’s shop, Rubricator Hand B (see BMC XI 347, pl. 14b). Marginal rubrication begins on leaf 11/5r with Genesis, Chapter 10. (1482-1500)
Manuscript notesHeavy marginal notations in several 15th-17th century hands.
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1500 - 1600

PlaceEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1500 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1500-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown)
Long, Richard, ca. 1494-1546 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Poyntz, Robert, Sir, -1521 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteRychard Long(e) (perhaps Sir Richard Long (ca. 1494-1546), courtier of Henry VIII), signatures throughout, mostly abraded (except leaf [28*]/2r and 32/8r); Sir Robert Poyntz (d. 1521), inscription of the names of his sons: Jhon (ca. 1485-1544), Francys (ca. 1487-1528), Antony (ca. 1480-1532/3), Wyllyem, and Edmond (leaf 43/8r) and Nycolas Poyntz (b. in or before 1510, d. 1556) (leaf 46/1r and 50/6r).
Date of evidence1500-1600
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesNote on reading progress, 19 Sept. 1557 (leaf 41/1v).
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1660

PlaceEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1600 - 1660
Provenance nameEstcourte, John, 1600-1655 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Porter, Anthony, ca. 1600-ca. 1655 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Furney, Richard, ca. 1600-ca. 1660 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Rea, Francis, of Worcester [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Binding
NoteJohn Estcourte, signature (leaf 9/7v); Anthony Porter, inscription and ex dono John Estcourte inscription (partially abraded), 1655 (leaves 1/6r and 2/2v); Richard Furney, inscription: E libris Ric. Furney, and binding inscription: "This booke was new bound June 1660 by one Rea of Worcester" (front pastedown).
Date of evidence1600-1660
Method of acquisitionDonation
Binding note17th-century blind-stamped English calf over paper boards (29 x 20 cm), sewn on 5 supports by Francis Rea of Worcester, June 1660 (inscription at top of front pastedown). Plain paper pastedowns and fly leaves; decorative endbands.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions290 × 200 × mm
ToolingBlind
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1816

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1816
Provenance nameHaslam, John, 1764-1844 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteJohn Haslam (1764-1844); his sale, Sotheby’s, 5 July 1816, lot 1165.
Date of evidence1816
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1816 - 1851

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1816 - 1851
Provenance nameJolley, Thomas, 1800-1900 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteThomas Jolley, armorial bookplate (front pastedown), purchased at the Haslam sale; his sale, part 5, 23 June 1851, lot 695, to "W.B."
Date of evidence1816
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1860 - 1897

PlaceAshburnham, England (Geonames ID: 2656978)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1860 - 1897
Provenance nameAshburnham, Bertram, earl of Ashburnham, 1849-1930 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
NoteBertram Ashburnham (1797-1878), Earl of Ashburnham, shelf mark: 29.D. (front pastedown); his sale, 6 December 1897, lot 1954, to Pickering for £201 for Bennett.
Date of evidence1897
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1897 - 1902

PlaceManchester, England (Geonames ID: 2643123)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1902
Provenance nameBennett, Richard, 1849-1930 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteRichard Bennett (1849-1930), armorial bookplate (rear pastedown) and bibliographical notes: No. 284, 7/12/97 and price code omw/-/- +com (laid in at rear pastedown).
Date of evidence1897
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1899 - 1913

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1899 - 1913
Provenance nameMorgan, Pierpont, 1837-1913 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NotePierpont Morgan purchased the Bennett collection in 1902.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1913 - 1924

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1913 - 1924
Provenance nameMorgan, J. P., 1867-1943 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
NoteInherited Pierpont Morgan's collection at his death.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 1924 -

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1924 -
Provenance nameThe Morgan Library & Museum, 1924- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library) 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.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-03-03 20:17:33

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  02127981

New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US) : PML 684

ISTC No.ih00267000
AuthorHigden, Ranulphus
TitlePolycronicon. Tr: John Trevisa. With the continuation 1357-1460 by William Caxton
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [between 2 July and 8 October 1482]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHistory
Keywordsreligion; translation; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02127981
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US)
ShelfmarkPML 684
NoteChL 1776 (Copy 1)
NoteCreated by John McQuillen.
Physical DescriptionChancery folio: a-b⁸ C⁴; 1-28⁸ [28*]²; 29-48⁸ 49⁴; 50, 52-55⁸: 450 leaves, leaves a1, 1/1, 1/5, [28*]/2, and 55/8 blank.
Size of leaves278 × 192 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NotePML 684 missing 48 leaves: a-b⁸, C⁴, 1/1-5, 14/8, 20/2, 23/1, 42/1, 43/1.8, 47/1, 54⁸, and 55⁸.
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionPML 684
SourceA Census of Caxtons / Seymour de Ricci. London: Oxford University Press for The Bibliographical Society, 1909, no. 49.23.
Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram, fourth Earl of Ashburnham, and other sources: early printed books, vol. 3 / M.R. James. London : Chiswick Press, 1906, no. 684.

Provenance 1482 - 1500

PlaceWestminster, England (Geonames ID: 2634341)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1482 - 1500
Provenance nameCaxton rubricator B [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Anonymous annotator, England [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteRubricated, red lombards, paragraph marks, and marginalia produced in Caxton’s shop, Rubricator Hand B (see BMC XI 347, pl. 14b). Marginal rubrication begins on leaf 11/5r with Genesis, Chapter 10. (1482-1500)
Manuscript notesHeavy marginal notations in several 15th-17th century hands.
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1500 - 1600

PlaceEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1500 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1500-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown)
Long, Richard, ca. 1494-1546 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Poyntz, Robert, Sir, -1521 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteRychard Long(e) (perhaps Sir Richard Long (ca. 1494-1546), courtier of Henry VIII), signatures throughout, mostly abraded (except leaf [28*]/2r and 32/8r); Sir Robert Poyntz (d. 1521), inscription of the names of his sons: Jhon (ca. 1485-1544), Francys (ca. 1487-1528), Antony (ca. 1480-1532/3), Wyllyem, and Edmond (leaf 43/8r) and Nycolas Poyntz (b. in or before 1510, d. 1556) (leaf 46/1r and 50/6r).
Date of evidence1500-1600
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesNote on reading progress, 19 Sept. 1557 (leaf 41/1v).
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1660

PlaceEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1600 - 1660
Provenance nameEstcourte, John, 1600-1655 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Porter, Anthony, ca. 1600-ca. 1655 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Furney, Richard, ca. 1600-ca. 1660 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Rea, Francis, of Worcester [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Binding
NoteJohn Estcourte, signature (leaf 9/7v); Anthony Porter, inscription and ex dono John Estcourte inscription (partially abraded), 1655 (leaves 1/6r and 2/2v); Richard Furney, inscription: E libris Ric. Furney, and binding inscription: "This booke was new bound June 1660 by one Rea of Worcester" (front pastedown).
Date of evidence1600-1660
Method of acquisitionDonation
Binding note17th-century blind-stamped English calf over paper boards (29 x 20 cm), sewn on 5 supports by Francis Rea of Worcester, June 1660 (inscription at top of front pastedown). Plain paper pastedowns and fly leaves; decorative endbands.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions290 × 200 × mm
ToolingBlind
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1816

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1816
Provenance nameHaslam, John, 1764-1844 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteJohn Haslam (1764-1844); his sale, Sotheby’s, 5 July 1816, lot 1165.
Date of evidence1816
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1816 - 1851

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1816 - 1851
Provenance nameJolley, Thomas, 1800-1900 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteThomas Jolley, armorial bookplate (front pastedown), purchased at the Haslam sale; his sale, part 5, 23 June 1851, lot 695, to "W.B."
Date of evidence1816
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1860 - 1897

PlaceAshburnham, England (Geonames ID: 2656978)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1860 - 1897
Provenance nameAshburnham, Bertram, earl of Ashburnham, 1849-1930 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
NoteBertram Ashburnham (1797-1878), Earl of Ashburnham, shelf mark: 29.D. (front pastedown); his sale, 6 December 1897, lot 1954, to Pickering for £201 for Bennett.
Date of evidence1897
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1897 - 1902

PlaceManchester, England (Geonames ID: 2643123)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1902
Provenance nameBennett, Richard, 1849-1930 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteRichard Bennett (1849-1930), armorial bookplate (rear pastedown) and bibliographical notes: No. 284, 7/12/97 and price code omw/-/- +com (laid in at rear pastedown).
Date of evidence1897
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1899 - 1913

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1899 - 1913
Provenance nameMorgan, Pierpont, 1837-1913 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NotePierpont Morgan purchased the Bennett collection in 1902.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1913 - 1924

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1913 - 1924
Provenance nameMorgan, J. P., 1867-1943 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
NoteInherited Pierpont Morgan's collection at his death.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 1924 -

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1924 -
Provenance nameThe Morgan Library & Museum, 1924- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library) 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.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-03-03 20:17:33