Material Evidence
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mei/02128028 PML 27474 [02128028]

New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US) : PML 27474

ISTC No.il00406000
AuthorLydgate, John
TitleThe Churl and the Bird
Imprint[Westminster : William Caxton, 1476]
Format
Languageeng
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02128028
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (US)
ShelfmarkPML 27474
NoteChL 1765
NoteCreated by John McQuillen.
Physical DescriptionChancery quarto, in half-sheets: [1]¹⁰: 10 leaves, leaf [1]/1 blank.
paperSize201 × 137 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka
electronicReproductionPML 27474 This is a link to the library catalogue
sourceA Census of Caxtons / Seymour de Ricci. London: Oxford University Press for The Bibliographical Society, 1909, no. 67.1.
Early Printed Books : Major Acquisitions of the Pierpont Morgan Library 1924-1974 / New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1974, no. 38.

provenance 1600 - 1930

placenameYork, England (Geonames ID: 2633352)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1600 - 1930
provenanceType1
1
noteYork Minster, probably bequeathed by Tobie Matthew (1546-1628), Archbishop of York, originally part of a volume of 9 tracts that were all separately rebound in 1816 (see Needham, Printer & the Pardoner, p. 69). Bibliographic notes by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1816 (leaf [1]/1v).
provDate1816
methodofacqc
bindingNote19th-century English purple, straight-grained morocco, gilt-tooled over paper boards (21 x 14.5 cm), sewn on 3 supports by Charles Lewis, 1816, under Dibdin’s direction. Inset paper doublures and plain paper fly leaves; gilt edges. Blank paper added after text to fill out binding.
bindingDatew
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions210 × 145 × mm
edgesa
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1930 - 1930

placenamePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us-pa
timeperiod1930 - 1930
provenanceType1
noteA.S.W. Rosenbach, purchased from the Dean of the Chapter of York Minster, 16 April 1930 (along with PML 27473, from same tract volume).
provDate1930
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourceg

provenance 1930 -

placenameNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
arean-us-ny
timeperiod1930 -
ownerThe Morgan Library & Museum, 1924- 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.
notePierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Rosenbach, 1930.
provDate1930
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcef

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2023-03-27 11:30:29

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copyId02128028
holdingInstitutionIdNewYorkNYPierpontMorganLibrary
shelfmarkPML 27474
holdingsNoteChL 1765
noteCreated by John McQuillen.
physicalDescriptionNoteChancery quarto, in half-sheets: [1]¹⁰: 10 leaves, leaf [1]/1 blank.
paperSize201 × 137 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka
electronicReproductionPML 27474 This is a link to the library catalogue
sourceA Census of Caxtons / Seymour de Ricci. London: Oxford University Press for The Bibliographical Society, 1909, no. 67.1.
Early Printed Books : Major Acquisitions of the Pierpont Morgan Library 1924-1974 / New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1974, no. 38.

provenance 1600 - 1930

placenameYork, England (Geonames ID: 2633352)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1600 - 1930
provenanceType1
1
noteYork Minster, probably bequeathed by Tobie Matthew (1546-1628), Archbishop of York, originally part of a volume of 9 tracts that were all separately rebound in 1816 (see Needham, Printer & the Pardoner, p. 69). Bibliographic notes by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1816 (leaf [1]/1v).
provDate1816
methodofacqc
bindingNote19th-century English purple, straight-grained morocco, gilt-tooled over paper boards (21 x 14.5 cm), sewn on 3 supports by Charles Lewis, 1816, under Dibdin’s direction. Inset paper doublures and plain paper fly leaves; gilt edges. Blank paper added after text to fill out binding.
bindingDatew
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions210 × 145 × mm
edgesa
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1930 - 1930

placenamePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us-pa
timeperiod1930 - 1930
provenanceType1
noteA.S.W. Rosenbach, purchased from the Dean of the Chapter of York Minster, 16 April 1930 (along with PML 27473, from same tract volume).
provDate1930
methodofacqa
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 1930 -

PlaceNew York City, New York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1930 -
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.
NotePierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Rosenbach, 1930.
Date of evidence1930
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-03-27 11:30:29