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mei/02128917 PL 2981 [02128917]

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
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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

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1660 - 1700
Provenance namePepys, Samuel, 1633-1703 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
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).
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1703 - 1723

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1703 - 1723
ownerJackson, John, 1672-1723
provenanceType1
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.
provDate1703-1723
methodofacqc
certaintya
psourceg

provenance 1724 -

placenameCambridge (Geonames ID: 2653941)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1724 -
ownerCambridge, Magdalene College (Pepys Library), 1724-
provenanceType1
noteDocumentary evidence in College Archives to mark the arrival of Pepys’s library to the College.
methodofacqc
certaintya
psourcea

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copyId02128917
holdingInstitutionIdCambridgeMagdaleneCollegePepysLibrary
shelfmarkPL 2981
physicalDescriptionNoteFragment 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).
paperSize92 × 124 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1660 - 1700

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1660 - 1700
ownerPepys, Samuel, 1633-1703
provenanceType1
1
1
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).
provDate1660-1700
methodofacqa
bindingNoteRebound 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.
bindingDateu
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions525 × 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

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1703 - 1723
Provenance nameJackson, John, 1672-1723 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
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 nameCambridge, Magdalene College (Pepys Library), 1724- [Corporate body; Present Owner]
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

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Last Edit2019-07-18 14:03:05