Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02132390 EPB Incunabula 2.a.28 [02132390]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.a.28

ISTC No.ia00527000
TitleAlphabetum divini amoris
ImprintMemmingen : Albrecht Kunne, 1489
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Moral
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132390
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.a.28
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description40, 24 unnumbered leaves (last blank); last 8 leaves wanting.
Size of leaves185 × 132 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Manuscript signatures
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 259; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidenceLate 16th, early 17th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesManuscript note mentioning Thomas à Kempis on the first page of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
Personal NotesYes
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 date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions190 × 140 × 5 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1860-1921

Provenance nameGeorge Clinch, 1860-1921 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Librarian / Curator, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th century, early 20th century
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes on the back of the front cover in brown ink cataloguing the book, probably made by George Clinch.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1897 - 1936

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1936
Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1921
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price1 pound and 8 shillings GBP In the accession book, it is noted that Henry Wellcome bought this book as part of Lot 22 on 27/9/21, and 'Stevens' is indicated as the vendor. It is possible that this means as part of the physician George T. Stevens' collection, though that cannot be confirmed. The name of the vendor/auctioneer of Stevens' books is not indicated either.
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; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
Link to Provenance Image Henry 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 in pencil on the back of the front cover.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
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 Edit2019-11-04 17:19:14

All Copies

  02132390

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.a.28

ISTC No.ia00527000
TitleAlphabetum divini amoris
ImprintMemmingen : Albrecht Kunne, 1489
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Moral
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132390
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.a.28
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description40, 24 unnumbered leaves (last blank); last 8 leaves wanting.
Size of leaves185 × 132 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Manuscript signatures
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 259; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidenceLate 16th, early 17th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesManuscript note mentioning Thomas à Kempis on the first page of the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
Personal NotesYes
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 date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions190 × 140 × 5 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance

Provenance nameGeorge Clinch, 1860-1921 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Librarian / Curator, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th century, early 20th century
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes on the back of the front cover in brown ink cataloguing the book, probably made by George Clinch.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1897 - 1936

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1936
Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome, 1853-1936 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1921
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price1 pound and 8 shillings GBP In the accession book, it is noted that Henry Wellcome bought this book as part of Lot 22 on 27/9/21, and 'Stevens' is indicated as the vendor. It is possible that this means as part of the physician George T. Stevens' collection, though that cannot be confirmed. The name of the vendor/auctioneer of Stevens' books is not indicated either.
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; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
Link to Provenance Image Henry 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 in pencil on the back of the front cover.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
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 Edit2019-11-04 17:19:14