Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02129068 99502 [02129068]

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 99502

ISTC No.ij00177000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Italian] Legendario di Sancti (Tr: Niccolò Malermi)
ImprintVenice : Andreas de Paltasichis, 22 Oct. 1484
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129068
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark99502
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Size of leaves307 × 215 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionScott Husby Bindings on Incunabula database entry Photographs of lower board, decoration on [a2r] with the coat of arms of Delabba and pencil rubbing of the board decoration.
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 2733.

Provenance 1484 - 1525

Areae-it
Time period1484 - 1525
Provenance nameDel Abba, Benedetto, 1450-1525 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Anonymous illuminator, Italy, 1470-1500 [Person; Illuminator] (Unknown, Artist, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Binding
Decoration
NoteOn a1v, underneath the printed text, MS. inscription in blue: "BENEDE- | TO DEL | ABB- | A".
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteContemporary brown blind-tooled goatskin over wooden boards with metal furniture. Three metal cornerpieces survive on the upper board, and on the lower board all four cornerpieces and centrepiece. Two intact leather straps with metal clasps attached to the upper board, two acanthus leaf-shaped catches on the lower board, one slightly damaged. Evidence of further two clasps on head and tail of both boards. Later rectangular paper label with shelfmark and publication date, "1484 | No 79" affixed to head of spine.
Binding date15th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions315 × 220 × 49 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteIlluminated initial "P" on a2r in pink, green, and blue with gold leaf in a floral design. Page header decorated, with a thin green column extending down the gutter towards the lower margin. On lower margin a coat of arms flanked by the initials "B D" and floral decoration. See link above for photograph. Initials in blue and red throughout.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
Manuscript notesMS. note in brown ink on p1r, illegible. MS. notes on upper pastedown and first front flyleaf: alphabet written out in three different scripts. Written twice in two different hands: "alissandre maistre didare a felipe v[ost]ra richota de bove", and below, signatures [?] of "Jachomo Antonio" and "franca sch[?]". On A8v one word, illegible. On final flyleaf recto: "Carissime mio barba ant[?] io ve[r]am[en]te come io some sane per la grazia del dio ma spero che anche vo[i?] siate a simile vostr[?] S." (northern Italy? Appears to be the salutation of a letter to a family member). On final flyleaf verso and lower pastedown: pen trials and squiggles, mathematical sum, and MS. inscription: "Semaie queste mio[?] liber [?]ra[?] se perdes[e?] | che [?]tila man[?] dal d[?] [?]ur [?]".
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Pen trialsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1806

PlaceEichstätt (Geonames ID: 2932069)
Areae-gx
Time period - 1806
Provenance nameEichstätt, Bavaria, Dominicans, St. Peter, OP [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteRectangular engraved paper exlibris on upper pastedown lettered "Conv. Eystad. Fratrum Praed. 1742"; see Warnecke no. 438.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography

Provenance 1900 - 1921

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1900 - 1921
Provenance nameLondon, Maggs Brothers, 1853 - [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteCopy listed as no. 512 in Maggs Bros sales catalogue no. 402, "Bibliotheca Incunabulorum" (London, 1921), £45. Entry includes brief description of the binding and of the illumination on a2r.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1921 - 1925

Areae-gx
Time period1921 - 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 TypeInscription
Bibliographic Evidence
Note"EX BIBL Vollbehr" in pencil on top left hand corner of front flyleaf verso. Also, inventory number "11653" in Vollbehr's hand in pencil.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Price45 GBP This is the price listed in the Maggs Brothers sale catalogue--see above.
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 "From Vollbehr, March 23, 1925".
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price54 £ The price quoted to Huntington by Vollbehr was £54 (probably in GBP). It is unclear whether this was the price paid or whether a discount for the bulk purchase was applied.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

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 TypeManuscript Notes
Documentary Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesBibliographic information in pencil on upper and lower pastedowns.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2019-08-19 18:46:00

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  02129068

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 99502

ISTC No.ij00177000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Italian] Legendario di Sancti (Tr: Niccolò Malermi)
ImprintVenice : Andreas de Paltasichis, 22 Oct. 1484
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129068
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark99502
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Size of leaves307 × 215 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic ReproductionScott Husby Bindings on Incunabula database entry Photographs of lower board, decoration on [a2r] with the coat of arms of Delabba and pencil rubbing of the board decoration.
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 2733.

Provenance 1484 - 1525

Areae-it
Time period1484 - 1525
Provenance nameDel Abba, Benedetto, 1450-1525 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Aristocracy)
Anonymous illuminator, Italy, 1470-1500 [Person; Illuminator] (Unknown, Artist, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Binding
Decoration
NoteOn a1v, underneath the printed text, MS. inscription in blue: "BENEDE- | TO DEL | ABB- | A".
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteContemporary brown blind-tooled goatskin over wooden boards with metal furniture. Three metal cornerpieces survive on the upper board, and on the lower board all four cornerpieces and centrepiece. Two intact leather straps with metal clasps attached to the upper board, two acanthus leaf-shaped catches on the lower board, one slightly damaged. Evidence of further two clasps on head and tail of both boards. Later rectangular paper label with shelfmark and publication date, "1484 | No 79" affixed to head of spine.
Binding date15th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions315 × 220 × 49 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteIlluminated initial "P" on a2r in pink, green, and blue with gold leaf in a floral design. Page header decorated, with a thin green column extending down the gutter towards the lower margin. On lower margin a coat of arms flanked by the initials "B D" and floral decoration. See link above for photograph. Initials in blue and red throughout.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
Manuscript notesMS. note in brown ink on p1r, illegible. MS. notes on upper pastedown and first front flyleaf: alphabet written out in three different scripts. Written twice in two different hands: "alissandre maistre didare a felipe v[ost]ra richota de bove", and below, signatures [?] of "Jachomo Antonio" and "franca sch[?]". On A8v one word, illegible. On final flyleaf recto: "Carissime mio barba ant[?] io ve[r]am[en]te come io some sane per la grazia del dio ma spero che anche vo[i?] siate a simile vostr[?] S." (northern Italy? Appears to be the salutation of a letter to a family member). On final flyleaf verso and lower pastedown: pen trials and squiggles, mathematical sum, and MS. inscription: "Semaie queste mio[?] liber [?]ra[?] se perdes[e?] | che [?]tila man[?] dal d[?] [?]ur [?]".
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Pen trialsYes
Personal NotesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1806

PlaceEichstätt (Geonames ID: 2932069)
Areae-gx
Time period - 1806
Provenance nameEichstätt, Bavaria, Dominicans, St. Peter, OP [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteRectangular engraved paper exlibris on upper pastedown lettered "Conv. Eystad. Fratrum Praed. 1742"; see Warnecke no. 438.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography

Provenance 1900 - 1921

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1900 - 1921
Provenance nameLondon, Maggs Brothers, 1853 - [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteCopy listed as no. 512 in Maggs Bros sales catalogue no. 402, "Bibliotheca Incunabulorum" (London, 1921), £45. Entry includes brief description of the binding and of the illumination on a2r.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 1921 - 1925

Areae-gx
Time period1921 - 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 TypeInscription
Bibliographic Evidence
Note"EX BIBL Vollbehr" in pencil on top left hand corner of front flyleaf verso. Also, inventory number "11653" in Vollbehr's hand in pencil.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Price45 GBP This is the price listed in the Maggs Brothers sale catalogue--see above.
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 "From Vollbehr, March 23, 1925".
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price54 £ The price quoted to Huntington by Vollbehr was £54 (probably in GBP). It is unclear whether this was the price paid or whether a discount for the bulk purchase was applied.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

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 TypeManuscript Notes
Documentary Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesBibliographic information in pencil on upper and lower pastedowns.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2019-08-19 18:46:00