Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02132354 EPB Incunabula 2.b.15 [02132354]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.b.15

ISTC No.ih00081000
AuthorHermes Trismegistus
TitleDe potestate et sapientia Dei (Tr: Marsilius Ficinus)
ImprintVenice : Damianus de Mediolano, de Gorgonzola, 10 May 1493
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectPhilosophy
Keywordstranslation
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132354
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.b.15
Also bound with this copyHermes Trismegistus: Centiloquium. De stellis beibeniis.. - Venice : Alovisius de Sancta Lucia, 1493 [F.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 469.; ih00075500]
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description4o
Size of leaves190 × 142 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Composite volume
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic Reproduction
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 294; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Bibliographic Evidence
Date of evidence16th century
Manuscript notesProbable 16th-century occasional reading marks and manuscript notes in Latin
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1800 - 1900

Areae
Time period1800 - 1900
Provenance nameAnonymous binder [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteThe binding is made of an earlier (18th century?) leather, which has been repaired. It is a mix of leather (spine and corners) and paper. Some of the leaves have also been repaired.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions195 × 145 × 50 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Provenance 1847-1921

PlaceJames Alexander Henryson-Caird (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Provenance nameJames Alexander Henryson-Caird, 1847-1921 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Exlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th century, early 20th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesBesides the Exlibris in the back of the front cover, Henryson-Caird signed the first page of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1800 - 1950

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1950
Provenance nameSotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [Corporate body; Auctioneer] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Accession mark
NoteAfter Henryson-Caird died, many of the valuable items from his library were auctioned by Sotheby’s in November 1922.
Date of evidence1922
Method of acquisitionConsignment
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1897 - 1936

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1936
Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936 [Person] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1922
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price2 pounds 12 shillings GBP Bought as part of lot 315 from Sotheby's.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1936 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
Provenance nameLondon, Wellcome Collection, 1936 - [Corporate body] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
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.
Date of evidence1936
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesSome cataloguing notes on the back of the front cover and first pages of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-12-29 10:01:26

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  02132354

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.b.15

ISTC No.ih00081000
AuthorHermes Trismegistus
TitleDe potestate et sapientia Dei (Tr: Marsilius Ficinus)
ImprintVenice : Damianus de Mediolano, de Gorgonzola, 10 May 1493
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectPhilosophy
Keywordstranslation
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132354
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.b.15
Also bound with this copyHermes Trismegistus: Centiloquium. De stellis beibeniis.. - Venice : Alovisius de Sancta Lucia, 1493 [F.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 469.; ih00075500]
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description4o
Size of leaves190 × 142 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Composite volume
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic Reproduction
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 294; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Bibliographic Evidence
Date of evidence16th century
Manuscript notesProbable 16th-century occasional reading marks and manuscript notes in Latin
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CorrectionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1800 - 1900

Areae
Time period1800 - 1900
Provenance nameAnonymous binder [Person; Binder] (Male, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteThe binding is made of an earlier (18th century?) leather, which has been repaired. It is a mix of leather (spine and corners) and paper. Some of the leaves have also been repaired.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions195 × 145 × 50 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Provenance

PlaceJames Alexander Henryson-Caird (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Provenance nameJames Alexander Henryson-Caird, 1847-1921 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Exlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th century, early 20th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesBesides the Exlibris in the back of the front cover, Henryson-Caird signed the first page of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1800 - 1950

PlaceLondon, England (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1800 - 1950
Provenance nameSotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [Corporate body; Auctioneer] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
Accession mark
NoteAfter Henryson-Caird died, many of the valuable items from his library were auctioned by Sotheby’s in November 1922.
Date of evidence1922
Method of acquisitionConsignment
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1897 - 1936

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1936
Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936 [Person] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1922
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price2 pounds 12 shillings GBP Bought as part of lot 315 from Sotheby's.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1936 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
Provenance nameLondon, Wellcome Collection, 1936 - [Corporate body] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
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.
Date of evidence1936
Method of acquisitionBequest
Manuscript notesSome cataloguing notes on the back of the front cover and first pages of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-12-29 10:01:26