Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02129027 102810 [02129027]

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 102810

ISTC No.ic00281000
AuthorCatharina Senensis, S
Title[Epistole (CCCLXVIII). Italian :] Orazioni scelte. Ed: Bartolomeo da Alzano
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, '15' [i.e., not before 19] Sept. 1500
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-Devotional
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129027
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark102810
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Size of leaves316 × 203 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 3315.

Provenance 1500 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1500 - 1550
Provenance nameChiara, 'suor' (sixteenth century), 1500-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Female, Clergy, Religious)
Italy, unidentified convent [Corporate body] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteMS. inscription on upper margin of title page: "Ad uso Di Suor Chiara". Below, "Assegnata pel commune Del N[ovitiato?]", the last two words erased and barely visible.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesPen trials in brown ink: practising writing the letters p and q on [q]8v. Correction of the printed text in the outer margin, [r]4r.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Pen trialsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1850

Areae-it
Time period1800 - 1850
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Price60 £ MS. note in pencil on upper right corner of title page, partly erased.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1872

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1800 - 1872
Provenance namePieri, Luigi Fortunato , 1800-1872 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
NoteWhite oval paper slip with "Luigi Fortunato Pieri" etched in a cursive script, affixed to front pastedown.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteUnsigned bibliophile binding. Brown Russia calf. Boards decorated in gilt and blind in a frame design with cornerpieces. Board edges and turn-ins decorated in gilt. Spine decorated in gilt and blind, with title across spine in gilt: "S. CATERINA | EPISTOLE | DEVOTISSIME", below "ALDO", and, at foot of spine "VENEZIA | 1500". Embossed light blue paper pastedowns. Orange-dyed edges from a previous binding preserved. Formerly stored in a marbled board slipcase (see online catalogue).
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions315 × 220 × 60 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesOn first front flyleaf verso, in black ink, reference to Gamba, N. 248. On following flyleaf verso, in pencil, reference to "Renouard p.32" and Gamba, and flourished initials P M [?], in black ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1850 - 1925

Areae
Time period1850 - 1925
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteOn first front flyleaf verso some pencil notes erased, including prices: "fr(?) 600--", £22/-/-". Coeval with or later than the binding.
Price22 £ see note above
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1918 - 1925

Areae-gx
Time period1918 - 1925
Provenance nameVollbehr, Otto Heinrich Friedrich, 1869-1946 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay) (Vollbehr became a book dealer and collector after 1918, see Owners of Incunabula entry)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteMS. in pencil on front flyleaf verso: "Vollbehr 544"; on second flyleaf recto: "Isis 372". These are Vollbehr inventory numbers.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1925 - 1927

PlaceSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1925 - 1927
Provenance nameHuntington, Henry Edwards, 1850 - 1927 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteThe Huntington Library catalogue records the purchase of the book: "Purchased from Vollbehr, March 23, 1925."
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Provenance 1927 -

PlaceSan Marino, California, United States (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1927 -
Provenance nameThe Huntington, 1927- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesBibliographic information in pencil on front and back pastedowns.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-08-19 17:59:28

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  02129027

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 102810

ISTC No.ic00281000
AuthorCatharina Senensis, S
Title[Epistole (CCCLXVIII). Italian :] Orazioni scelte. Ed: Bartolomeo da Alzano
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, '15' [i.e., not before 19] Sept. 1500
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-Devotional
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129027
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark102810
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Size of leaves316 × 203 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 3315.

Provenance 1500 - 1550

Areae-it
Time period1500 - 1550
Provenance nameChiara, 'suor' (sixteenth century), 1500-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Female, Clergy, Religious)
Italy, unidentified convent [Corporate body] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteMS. inscription on upper margin of title page: "Ad uso Di Suor Chiara". Below, "Assegnata pel commune Del N[ovitiato?]", the last two words erased and barely visible.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesPen trials in brown ink: practising writing the letters p and q on [q]8v. Correction of the printed text in the outer margin, [r]4r.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Pen trialsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1850

Areae-it
Time period1800 - 1850
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Price60 £ MS. note in pencil on upper right corner of title page, partly erased.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1800 - 1872

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1800 - 1872
Provenance namePieri, Luigi Fortunato , 1800-1872 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
NoteWhite oval paper slip with "Luigi Fortunato Pieri" etched in a cursive script, affixed to front pastedown.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteUnsigned bibliophile binding. Brown Russia calf. Boards decorated in gilt and blind in a frame design with cornerpieces. Board edges and turn-ins decorated in gilt. Spine decorated in gilt and blind, with title across spine in gilt: "S. CATERINA | EPISTOLE | DEVOTISSIME", below "ALDO", and, at foot of spine "VENEZIA | 1500". Embossed light blue paper pastedowns. Orange-dyed edges from a previous binding preserved. Formerly stored in a marbled board slipcase (see online catalogue).
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions315 × 220 × 60 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesOn first front flyleaf verso, in black ink, reference to Gamba, N. 248. On following flyleaf verso, in pencil, reference to "Renouard p.32" and Gamba, and flourished initials P M [?], in black ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1850 - 1925

Areae
Time period1850 - 1925
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
NoteOn first front flyleaf verso some pencil notes erased, including prices: "fr(?) 600--", £22/-/-". Coeval with or later than the binding.
Price22 £ see note above
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1918 - 1925

Areae-gx
Time period1918 - 1925
Provenance nameVollbehr, Otto Heinrich Friedrich, 1869-1946 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay) (Vollbehr became a book dealer and collector after 1918, see Owners of Incunabula entry)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteMS. in pencil on front flyleaf verso: "Vollbehr 544"; on second flyleaf recto: "Isis 372". These are Vollbehr inventory numbers.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1925 - 1927

PlaceSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1925 - 1927
Provenance nameHuntington, Henry Edwards, 1850 - 1927 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteThe Huntington Library catalogue records the purchase of the book: "Purchased from Vollbehr, March 23, 1925."
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Provenance 1927 -

PlaceSan Marino, California, United States (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1927 -
Provenance nameThe Huntington, 1927- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesBibliographic information in pencil on front and back pastedowns.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-08-19 17:59:28