Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys Library (GB)
: PL 2981
N° ISTCih00267000
AuteurHigden, Ranulphus
TitrePolycronicon. Tr: John Trevisa. With the continuation 1357-1460 by William Caxton
Adresse bibliographique[Westminster] : William Caxton, [between 2 July and 8 October 1482]
Formatf°
Langueeng
SujetHistoire
Mots clésreligion; translation; collection
Périodemedieval
Description de l’exemplaire
ID de l’exemplaire02128917
Institution de conservationCambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys Library (GB)
CotePL 2981
Description matérielleFragment 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).
Taille du feuillet92 × 124 mm
Particularités d'exemplaire (complétude)Incomplète
Support du textePapier
Provenance
1660 -
1700
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Période1660 - 1700
Type de provenanceEx-libris
Reliure
Cote
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 des marques de provenance1660-1700
Mode d’acquisitionAchat
Description de la reliureRebound 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.
Date de reliure17ème siècle
Type de reliurePlats
Type de platPapier
Materiau de reliureCuir
Statut de la reliure/Etat de la reliureRelié à nouveau
Dimensions du volume relié525 × 365 × 65 mm
Fréquence des annotationsQuelques
Emplacement dans le livreSeulement certaines parties
Cote ancienneNo. 2981 (made in red ink on upper pastedown; Pepys’s final shelfmark).
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceLivre en main
Provenance
1703 -
1723
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Période1703 - 1723
Type de provenanceSource documentaire
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 des marques de provenance1703-1723
Mode d’acquisitionLegs
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceSource documentaire
Provenance
1724 -
LieuCambridge (Geonames ID: 2653941)
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Période1724 -
Type de provenanceSource documentaire
NoteDocumentary evidence in College Archives to mark the arrival of Pepys’s library to the College.
Mode d’acquisitionLegs
Niveau de certitudeCette provenance est considérée comme certaine
SourceLivre en main
Informations supplémentaires
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