San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
: 85502
ISTC No.ic00345000
AuthorCavalca, Domenico
TitleSpecchio di croce
Imprint[Rome : Eucharius Silber, before 1483]
Format8°
Languageita
SubjectLiterature-Devotional
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02129106
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark85502
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Physical DescriptionSome loss of text due to rodent damage.
Size of leaves197 × 145 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
No rubrication
Copy Features - NoteCopy incomplete: contains leaves 1-16 only (of 96). First leaf blank, preserved. Modern signature marks in pencil.
Support material (book)Paper
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 2133.
Provenance
1483 -
1600
Areae-it
Time period1483 - 1600
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesChristogram "yhσ" in ink in margin of [b]5r, [b]5v, and [b]6r.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Extraction of keywordsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1875 -
1925
Areae-gx
Time period1875 - 1925
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteEarly 20th [?]-century brown pigskin binding. Boards decorated with a frame executed with a single fillet in blind. Title and imprint year reading upspine in gilt: "CAVALCA.SPECCHIO DI CROCE - CA. 1481".
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions207 × 149 × 13 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1913 -
1919
Areae-gx
Time period1913 - 1919
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Note"Richter copy" according to the card and online catalogues of the Huntington Library. Not found in his typescript inventory (titled on cover "Bibliothek Richter, Wilhelm. 1919") in the Huntington Library, or the volume of typescript quotes, "Incunabula. Richter Collection. Purchased from Rosenbach Oct. 1924", office of the Curator of Rare Books.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Provenance
1924 -
1924
PlacePhiladelphia (Geonames ID: 4560349)
Arean-us-pa
Time period1924 - 1924
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteBooks from Richter's collection (see above) arrived at the Huntington via Rosenbach.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1924 -
1927
PlaceSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1924 - 1927
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePurchased from Rosenbach, October 1924 (see above).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1927 -
PlaceSan Marino, California, United States (Geonames ID: 5392400)
Arean-us-ca
Time period1927 -
Provenance nameThe Huntington [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteHuntington founded the Library to house his collection.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-09-19 22:13:02