London, Wellcome Collection (GB)
: EPB Incunabula 4.d.3
ISTC No.io00111000
AuthorOrtolff von Bay(e)rlandt
TitleArzneibuch [German]
ImprintAugsburg : Anton Sorg, 11 Aug. 1479
Formatf°
Languageger
SubjectMedicine
Keywordspharmacopeia
Periodcontemporary
Description of Copy
Copy Id02132301
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 4.d.3
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical DescriptionFolio. 23 leaves wanting. Woodcut capitals. The margins are much stained with use. Some of them are mended.
Size of leaves280 × 203 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Reuse of manuscript leaves
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 403.
Provenance
Provenance name [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidenceLate 15th century, early 16th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteLater (20th c.) printed title glued to the spine of the book.
Binding date16th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions290 × 210 × 20 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Decoration NoteBound in a fragment of a 14th century (?) Gospel on vellum.
Ornamental lettersYes
Rubrication noteNo rubrication.
Manuscript notesManuscript notes probably contemporary to the binding.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Extraction of keywordsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue
Provenance
1884 -
1938
Areae-au
Time period1884 - 1938
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Date of evidence1928
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1853-1936
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteBought in Vienna in 23/11/1928, sold by Gilhofer & Ranschberg (Cat 214 n 118).
Date of evidence1928
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price450 Austrian shillings Valuation: 18 pounds (GBP)
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue
Provenance
1936 -
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
NoteHenry Wellcome 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
Manuscript notesSome catalogue notes on the back of the cover, in pencil, with the library stamp.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
StampsLibrary stamp.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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