Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02129126 1.a.35 (SR) [02129126]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : 1.a.35 (SR)

ISTC No.ia01314000
AuthorAugustinus, Aurelius
TitleSermones ad heremitas. Add: Homiliae duae
Imprint[Strassburg : Johann Prüss, not after 1487]
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology
Periodpatristic

Description of Copy

Copy Id02129126
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
Shelfmark1.a.35 (SR)
NoteCreated by Valentina Eberle
Size of leaves199 × 137 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Binding waste
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 89.

Provenance 1501 - 1550

Time period1501 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous, 1501-1550 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Method of acquisitionunknown
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteInitials supplied in red ink, probably by an early owner. On fo. A3, capital 'F' with marginal decoration in red ink.
Manuscript notesA few manuscript notes written by an early 16th century hand in Latin in dark brown ink; including brackets and underlining.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
Structuring the textYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography

Provenance 1900 - 1926

PlaceMünchen (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1900 - 1926
Provenance nameWolff, Kurt, 1887 - 1963 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
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 binding, half parchment on pasteboards. The remaining part is covered in printed paper leaves with woodcuts and rubricated in red ink. Author and imprint on the flat spine in light brown ink. This book, probably, was rebound for Wolff himself.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions218 × 141 × 25 mm
TitlingManuscript
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
msNoteOn front pastedown, modern pencil manuscript notes, in German, mentioning some bibliographic references, probably written by Kurt Wolff himself.
msFrequencya
msLocationa
hasMsSupplementsbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1926 - 1926

placenameFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
areae-gx
timeperiod1926 - 1926
ownerFrankfurt am Main, Joseph Baer & Co., Buchhandlung und Antiquariat (, )
provenanceType1
noteJoseph Baer & Co. sold Kurt Wolff incunabula collection in 1926. Sir Henry S. Wellcome obtained 115 books.
methodofacqg
certaintya
psourceb

provenance 1926 - 1936

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1926 - 1936
ownerSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936
provenanceType1
1
noteBought on 9th/10th Oct. 1926 from the Kurt Wolff collection for 8 pounds and 14 shillings, cf. 'Accession Register' April 1916-May 1930, no. 44763. This price include the actual price paid, the tax (15%) and the insurance in transit (1%).
methodofacqa
price8.14.0. - Pounds/Shillings/Pence
certaintya
psourcea
b
f

provenance 1936 -

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk
timeperiod1936 -
ownerLondon, Wellcome Collection, 1936 - (, )
provenanceType1
1
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.
methodofacqc
certaintya
psourcea
b
c

otherInformation

completeness1
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copyId02129126
holdingInstitutionIdLondonWellcomeLibrary
shelfmark1.a.35 (SR)
noteCreated by Valentina Eberle
paperSize199 × 137 mm
copyType1
1
supportMaterialBooka
sourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 89.

provenance 1501 - 1550

timeperiod1501 - 1550
ownerAnonymous, 1501-1550 (, )
provenanceType1
1
methodofacqx
hasRubricationbooleanyes
rubricationNoteInitials supplied in red ink, probably by an early owner. On fo. A3, capital 'F' with marginal decoration in red ink.
msNoteA few manuscript notes written by an early 16th century hand in Latin in dark brown ink; including brackets and underlining.
msFrequencyb
msLocationc
hasMsStructuringbooleanyes
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1900 - 1926

placenameMünchen (Geonames ID: 2867714)
areae-gx
timeperiod1900 - 1926
ownerWolff, Kurt, 1887 - 1963 (, )
provenanceType1
1
1
noteOn front pastedown German printed label describing the history of the book.
methodofacqx
bindingNoteEarly 20th century binding, half parchment on pasteboards. The remaining part is covered in printed paper leaves with woodcuts and rubricated in red ink. Author and imprint on the flat spine in light brown ink. This book, probably, was rebound for Wolff himself.
bindingDatex
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMateriala
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions218 × 141 × 25 mm
titling
toolingd
edgesd
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
msNoteOn front pastedown, modern pencil manuscript notes, in German, mentioning some bibliographic references, probably written by Kurt Wolff himself.
msFrequencya
msLocationa
hasMsSupplementsbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea
b

provenance 1926 - 1926

placenameFrankfurt am Main (Geonames ID: 2925533)
areae-gx
timeperiod1926 - 1926
ownerFrankfurt am Main, Joseph Baer & Co., Buchhandlung und Antiquariat (, )
provenanceType1
noteJoseph Baer & Co. sold Kurt Wolff incunabula collection in 1926. Sir Henry S. Wellcome obtained 115 books.
methodofacqg
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography

Provenance 1926 - 1936

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1926 - 1936
Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936 [Person; Former Owner] (Male)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Accession mark
NoteBought on 9th/10th Oct. 1926 from the Kurt Wolff collection for 8 pounds and 14 shillings, cf. 'Accession Register' April 1916-May 1930, no. 44763. This price include the actual price paid, the tax (15%) and the insurance in transit (1%).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price8.14.0. - Pounds/Shillings/Pence
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1936 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
Provenance nameLondon, Wellcome Collection, 1936 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
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

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CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-11-01 16:03:27