Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02129121 99073 [02129121]

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 99073

ISTC No.ij00176000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Italian] Legendario di Sancti (Tr: Niccolò Malermi)
ImprintVenice : Octavianus Scotus, 23 June 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129121
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark99073
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Physical DescriptionSome pencil notes on inner wooden boards, illegible.
Size of leaves295 × 202 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteLeaves c7-8 torn out.
Support material (book)Paper
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 2617.

Provenance 1481 - 1500

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, Italy, 1475-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteLombardic initials in red or blue throughout. On y6v, "N" in red corrected to "C" in brown ink.
RubricationYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1525

PlaceVenice (Geonames ID: 3164603)
Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1525
Provenance nameRosettenmeister, 1501-1525 [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteEarly 16th-century blind-tooled goatskin over wooden boards, identified as the work of the Rosettenmeister (possibly Benedetto detto Padoano). Boards decorated with rolls and and fillets in a panel design, with six knotwork fleurons lined up in the centre (see digitised image in the Scott Husby database, linked below). Spine decorated in blind, too worn to discern type of decoration. Thong supports, primary endbands (Husby). No pastedowns. Furniture: on lower board, four trapezium-shaped metal catchplates; on upper board, remains of four leather straps, each attached to the board by 3 star-shaped metal nails.
Text-block edges appear lightly sprinked.
Binding date16th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions302 × 210 × 58 mm
Link to binding databaseshttps://husby.princeton.edu/show_book_by_id.php?book_id=175946
TitlingNone
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Unknown / other

Provenance

Areae-fr (Possible area based on the origin of the surname.)
Provenance nameBethus, Salvator [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteMS. inscription on a1r: "Salvator Bethus".
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1500-1700

Provenance nameAnonymous, 1500-1700 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesOn g2r, lines 29-30 of the left column and lines 3-11 of the right column of text, parts of the life of St Joseph have been censored: the printer's ink has been scratched out and some crossing out in brown ink is visible. It is unclear when and where this might have been done.
Pen trials on r6r and cc1r.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CensorshipYes
Pen trialsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
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
NoteOn upper right corner of a1r: pencil note, "Vollbehr | 1970"; inventory number "11208" in Vollbehr's hand in pencil. Huntington Library catalogue notes purchase "From Vollbehr, March 23, 1925".
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
NoteHuntington Library catalogue notes purchase "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 17:59:51

All Copies

  02129121

San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US) : 99073

ISTC No.ij00176000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Italian] Legendario di Sancti (Tr: Niccolò Malermi)
ImprintVenice : Octavianus Scotus, 23 June 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129121
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark99073
NoteRecord created by Martyna Grzesiak.
Physical DescriptionSome pencil notes on inner wooden boards, illegible.
Size of leaves295 × 202 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteLeaves c7-8 torn out.
Support material (book)Paper
SourceH.R. Mead, Incunabula in the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, The Huntington Library, 1937), no. 2617.

Provenance 1481 - 1500

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, Italy, 1475-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Decoration NoteLombardic initials in red or blue throughout. On y6v, "N" in red corrected to "C" in brown ink.
RubricationYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1525

PlaceVenice (Geonames ID: 3164603)
Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1525
Provenance nameRosettenmeister, 1501-1525 [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteEarly 16th-century blind-tooled goatskin over wooden boards, identified as the work of the Rosettenmeister (possibly Benedetto detto Padoano). Boards decorated with rolls and and fillets in a panel design, with six knotwork fleurons lined up in the centre (see digitised image in the Scott Husby database, linked below). Spine decorated in blind, too worn to discern type of decoration. Thong supports, primary endbands (Husby). No pastedowns. Furniture: on lower board, four trapezium-shaped metal catchplates; on upper board, remains of four leather straps, each attached to the board by 3 star-shaped metal nails.
Text-block edges appear lightly sprinked.
Binding date16th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureYes
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions302 × 210 × 58 mm
Link to binding databaseshttps://husby.princeton.edu/show_book_by_id.php?book_id=175946
TitlingNone
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Unknown / other

Provenance

Areae-fr (Possible area based on the origin of the surname.)
Provenance nameBethus, Salvator [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteMS. inscription on a1r: "Salvator Bethus".
certaintyb
psourcea

provenance

ownerAnonymous, 1500-1700 (, )
provenanceType1
msNoteOn g2r, lines 29-30 of the left column and lines 3-11 of the right column of text, parts of the life of St Joseph have been censored: the printer's ink has been scratched out and some crossing out in brown ink is visible. It is unclear when and where this might have been done.
Pen trials on r6r and cc1r.
msFrequencya
msLocationd
hasMsCensorshipMarksbooleanyes
hasPenTrialsbooleanyes
certaintyb
psourcea

provenance 1918 - 1925

areae-gx
timeperiod1918 - 1925
ownerVollbehr, Otto Heinrich Friedrich, 1869-1946 (, ) (Vollbehr became a book dealer and collector after 1918, see Owners of Incunabula entry)
provenanceType1
noteOn upper right corner of a1r: pencil note, "Vollbehr | 1970"; inventory number "11208" in Vollbehr's hand in pencil. Huntington Library catalogue notes purchase "From Vollbehr, March 23, 1925".
methodofacqx
certaintya
psourcea
c

provenance 1925 - 1927

placenameSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
arean-us-ca
timeperiod1925 - 1927
ownerHuntington, Henry Edwards, 1850 - 1927 (, )
provenanceType1
noteHuntington Library catalogue notes purchase "From Vollbehr, March 23, 1925".
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcec

provenance 1927 -

placenameSan Marino, California, United States (Geonames ID: 5392400)
arean-us-ca
timeperiod1927 -
ownerThe Huntington, 1927- (, )
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 17:59:51