London, Wellcome Collection (GB)
: 4.b.1 (SR)
ISTC No.ia00501200
TitleAlmanac 1481 [German]
Imprint[Ulm] : Johann Zainer, [1480]
FormatBdsde
Languageger
SubjectAstrology
Keywordsalmanacs; medicine-practical
Periodcontemporary
Description of Copy
Copy Id02129035
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
Shelfmark4.b.1 (SR)
NoteCreated by Valentina Eberle
Physical DescriptionLower portion wanting (30 lines out of 75).
Size of leaves288 × 173 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Binding waste
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 43.
Provenance
1900 -
1926
PlaceMünchen (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1900 - 1926
Provenance TypeBinding
Manuscript Notes
Bibliographic Evidence
NoteOn front pastedown German printed label describing the history of the book.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteEarly 20th century, two parchment manuscript leaves over pasteboards, with clasps. The parchment manuscript leaves are from an Italian 14th century book. Texts in small Gothic Rotunda, paragraph marks supplied in red or blue, initials in blue with contrasting pen-flourished decoration in red and in red with contrasting pen-flourished decoration in blue. A few manuscript notes in dark brown ink, correcting the text. This book, probably, was rebound for Wolff himself.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions298 × 189 × 7 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesOn front pastedown, modern pencil manuscript notes, in German, mentioning some bibliographic references, probably written by Kurt Wolff himself.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Provenance
1926 -
1926
PlaceFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
Areae-gx
Time period1926 - 1926
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteJoseph Baer & Co. sold Kurt Wolff incunabula collection in 1926. Sir Henry S. Wellcome obtained 115 books.
Method of acquisitionConsignment
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Provenance
1926 -
1936
Areae-uk
Time period1926 - 1936
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Accession mark
NoteBought on 9th/10th Oct. 1926 from the Kurt Wolff collection for 15 pounds and 13 shillings, cf. 'Accession Register' April 1916-May 1930, no. 44793. This price include the actual price paid, the tax (15%) and the insurance in transit (1%).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price15.13.0. - Pounds/Shillings/Pence
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1936 -
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Shelfmark
NoteWellcome died in 1936. He bequeathed the bulk of his estate, including ownership of his pharmaceutical company and his collections, to a body of trustees, who formed the Wellcome Trust and afterwards the Wellcome Library and the Wellcome Collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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