Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys Library (GB)
: PL 2981
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
SubjectHistory
Keywordsreligion; translation; collection
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02128917
Holding InstitutionCambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys Library (GB)
ShelfmarkPL 2981
Physical DescriptionFragment of the text, consisting of the upper half of c4r. Leaf height and width refer to size of the fragment, rather than the measurement of the leaf on which it appears (i.e. p.13).
Size of leaves92 × 124 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1660 -
1700
Areae-uk-en
Time period1660 - 1700
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
Shelfmark
NoteIncludes bookplates. The bookplate located on the title-page depicts the portrait engraving of Samuel Pepys in oval surround, created by Robert White in 1690, after the Sir Godfrey Kneller portrait. The bookplate includes Pepys's motto as subscript. Also includes an example of the 'rear bookplate' created by [?] Sutton Nicholls (fl. 1680-1729), with stylised fouled anchors and rope design, and Pepys's motto, this being situated on the final page (p.334).
Date of evidence1660-1700
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteRebound in leather half-binding (very worn), with evidence of decorative marbled paper covering on inner upper board. The fragment appears in the first of three volumes of calligraphy exempla compiled by Pepys. Note on MS. title page reads: “Put=together Anno Domini 1700”. See Calligraphy Vol. I [no. 39] in Pepys Library Catalogue IV: Music, Maps & Calligraphy.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions525 × 365 × 65 mm
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookParts only
Historic ShelfmarkNo. 2981 (made in red ink on upper pastedown; Pepys’s final shelfmark).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1703 -
1723
Areae-uk-en
Time period1703 - 1723
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteCollege records state that the library came to Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1724 in accordance with the codicil to Samuel Pepys's will. The wife of John Jackson gave the books to Magdalene upon John Jackson's death in 1723.
Date of evidence1703-1723
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source
Provenance
1724 -
PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 2653941)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1724 -
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteDocumentary evidence in College Archives to mark the arrival of Pepys’s library to the College.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Other Information
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