London, Wellcome Collection (GB)
: 1.b.17 (SR)
ISTC No.ib00474000
AuthorBeroaldus, Philippus
TitleDeclamatio philosophi, medici, oratoris. Add: De optimo statu et principe
ImprintBologna : Benedictus Hectoris, '13 Dec. 1497' [after 1500?]
Format4°
Languagelat
SubjectRhetoric
Keywordsliterature-social
Periodhumanist
Description of Copy
Copy Id02129293
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
Shelfmark1.b.17 (SR)
NoteCreated by Valentina Eberle
Size of leaves207 × 150 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, nr. 133.
Provenance
1530 -
1575
Areae-it
Time period1530 - 1575
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteOn fo. C1r, inscription handwritten in light brown ink: 'Joanis baptistae Sighicelli et amicorum'.
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Provenance
1575 -
1625
Areae-it (Location probable but uncertain.)
Time period1575 - 1625
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesA few reading marks (underlining and brackets) and a manuscript note (fo. C4r) written by a late 16th century hand in Latin in dark brown ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookParts only
Extraction of keywordsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
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, modern vellum on pasteboards or wood with clasps. Author and imprint on the spine in dark brown ink. This book, probably, was rebound for Wolff himself.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions214 × 151 × 16 mm
TitlingManuscript
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 30 pounds and 3 shillings, cf. 'Accession Register' April 1916-May 1930, no. 44825. This price include the actual price paid, the tax (15%) and the insurance in transit (1%).
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price30.3.0. - 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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