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mei/02128147 \*34.14\Cologne\W788\1478\Folio [02128147]

New York NY, Grolier Club (US) : \*34.14\Cologne\W788\1478\Folio

ISTC No.ij00187000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleSermones de sanctis
Imprint[Cologne : Conrad Winters, de Homborch, about 1478]
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
Subjecttheology pastoral
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02128147
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, Grolier Club (US)
Shelfmark\*34.14\Cologne\W788\1478\Folio
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster, with additional binding information from Michael Laird.
Size of leaves394 × 279 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Manuscript signatures
Support material (book)Paper
SourceCatalogue of early printed books presented to the Grolier Club by David Wolfe Bruce. Exhibited at the Grolier Club 1894 (New York: Grolier Club, 1894), no. 23.
Description of the early printed books owned by the Grolier Club (New York: Grolier Club, 1895), no. 23.

Provenance 1478 - 1500

Areae-gx
Time period1478 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, Germany, 1478-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Anonymous binder, Germany, 1478-1500 [Binder] (Booktrade, Unknown)
Anonymous annotator, Germany, 1478-1500 [Person; Annotator] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Decoration
Manuscript Notes
Binding noteBlind-tooled cushion calf, sewn on five split thongs (rebacked - 19th-century? - with part of original backstrip mounted on spine); 2 fore-edge clasps, with metal catch-plates on front cover, metal strap-plates on back cover, with remains of straps attached; ms. title label on spine; parchment quire guards (identified by Michael Laird as from a 12th-century Latin ms.).
Binding date15th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
Binding Dimensions410 × 295 × 78 mm
TitlingManuscript label
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteElaborate red and blue "puzzle" initial on 1/2r, with extensive penwork in red, pale green, and black, with marginal extensions.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteOther initials, paragraph marks, capital strokes, and underlining added in red. (15th century)
Manuscript notesExtensive annotations on perhaps a dozen pages, otherwise quite scattered.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1815 - 1835

PlaceFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
Areae-gx
Time period1815 - 1835
Provenance nameKloß, Georg Franz Burkhard, 1787-1854 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, University lecturer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteKloss's bookplate on front pastedown. Lot 4008 in the 1835 Sotheby sale of books from Kloss's library, bought by "Hall" for 5 shillings according to an annotated copy of the catalogue at Harvard. Acquisition date conjectural.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Auction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1835 - 1860

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1835 - 1860
Provenance nameHall, William Chauncy, 1783 - 1863 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded in an annotated catalogue of the Kloss sale at Harvard as the purchaser for 5 shillings. Date of disposal conjectural.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1840 - 1866

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1840 - 1866
Provenance nameBruce, George, 1781-1866 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteBequeathed to his son, David Wolfe Bruce; no. 23 in the catalogue of the son's gift to the Grolier Club cited above. Acquisition date conjectural.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Documentary source

Provenance 1866 - 1894

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1866 - 1894
Provenance nameBruce, David Wolfe, 1824-1895 [Person; Donor] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteInherited from his father in 1866; gift to the Grolier Club, 1894. No. 23 in the catalogues cited above.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Documentary source

Provenance 1894 -

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1894 -
Provenance nameGrolier Club, 1884 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteGift of David Wolfe Bruce, 1894.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-11-18 18:46:57

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  02128147

New York NY, Grolier Club (US) : \*34.14\Cologne\W788\1478\Folio

ISTC No.ij00187000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleSermones de sanctis
Imprint[Cologne : Conrad Winters, de Homborch, about 1478]
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
Subjecttheology pastoral
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02128147
Holding InstitutionNew York NY, Grolier Club (US)
Shelfmark\*34.14\Cologne\W788\1478\Folio
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster, with additional binding information from Michael Laird.
Size of leaves394 × 279 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Manuscript signatures
Support material (book)Paper
SourceCatalogue of early printed books presented to the Grolier Club by David Wolfe Bruce. Exhibited at the Grolier Club 1894 (New York: Grolier Club, 1894), no. 23.
Description of the early printed books owned by the Grolier Club (New York: Grolier Club, 1895), no. 23.

Provenance 1478 - 1500

Areae-gx
Time period1478 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, Germany, 1478-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Anonymous binder, Germany, 1478-1500 [Binder] (Booktrade, Unknown)
Anonymous annotator, Germany, 1478-1500 [Person; Annotator] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Decoration
Manuscript Notes
Binding noteBlind-tooled cushion calf, sewn on five split thongs (rebacked - 19th-century? - with part of original backstrip mounted on spine); 2 fore-edge clasps, with metal catch-plates on front cover, metal strap-plates on back cover, with remains of straps attached; ms. title label on spine; parchment quire guards (identified by Michael Laird as from a 12th-century Latin ms.).
Binding date15th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (repaired)
Binding Dimensions410 × 295 × 78 mm
TitlingManuscript label
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteElaborate red and blue "puzzle" initial on 1/2r, with extensive penwork in red, pale green, and black, with marginal extensions.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteOther initials, paragraph marks, capital strokes, and underlining added in red. (15th century)
Manuscript notesExtensive annotations on perhaps a dozen pages, otherwise quite scattered.
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1815 - 1835

PlaceFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
Areae-gx
Time period1815 - 1835
Provenance nameKloß, Georg Franz Burkhard, 1787-1854 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, University lecturer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteKloss's bookplate on front pastedown. Lot 4008 in the 1835 Sotheby sale of books from Kloss's library, bought by "Hall" for 5 shillings according to an annotated copy of the catalogue at Harvard. Acquisition date conjectural.
certaintya
psourcea
c
e

provenance 1835 - 1860

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1835 - 1860
ownerHall, William Chauncy, 1783 - 1863 (, )
provenanceType1
noteRecorded in an annotated catalogue of the Kloss sale at Harvard as the purchaser for 5 shillings. Date of disposal conjectural.
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcee

provenance 1840 - 1866

placenameNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
arean-us-ny
timeperiod1840 - 1866
ownerBruce, George, 1781-1866 (, )
provenanceType1
noteBequeathed to his son, David Wolfe Bruce; no. 23 in the catalogue of the son's gift to the Grolier Club cited above. Acquisition date conjectural.
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
c
g

provenance 1866 - 1894

placenameNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
arean-us-ny
timeperiod1866 - 1894
ownerBruce, David Wolfe, 1824-1895 (, )
provenanceType1
1
noteInherited from his father in 1866; gift to the Grolier Club, 1894. No. 23 in the catalogues cited above.
methodofacqc
certaintya
psourcea
c
g

provenance 1894 -

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1894 -
Provenance nameGrolier Club, 1884 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteGift of David Wolfe Bruce, 1894.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-11-18 18:46:57