Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02132562 EPB Incunabula 2.e.16 [02132562]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.e.16

ISTC No.if00191000
AuthorFirmicus Maternus, Julius
TitleMathesis (De nativitatibus libri VIII). Ed: Franciscus Niger. Add: Marcus Manilius: Astronomicorum libri V. Aratus: Phaenomena [Latin and Greek]. Tr & adapt: Germanicus Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rufius Festus Avienus. Theon: Commentaria in Aratum [Greek]. Pseudo- Proclus Diadochus [i.e. Geminos]: Sphaera [Greek and Latin]. Tr: Thomas Linacrus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, June and [17] Oct. 1499
Formatf°
Languagegrc
full ISTC record
SubjectAstrology
Keywordscollection; birth; conception; poetry; translation; commentary
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132562
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.e.16
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical DescriptionFolio; 376 unnumbered leaves (2 blank),woodcuts.
Size of leaves310 × 211 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 234; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence17th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesManuscript notes in black ink in Latin.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1850 - 1900

Areae
Time period1850 - 1900
Provenance nameAnonymous binder, 1850-1900 [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions320 × 225 × 55 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1868 - 1910

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1868 - 1910
Provenance namePayne, Joseph Frank, 1840 - 1910 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceEarly 20th century
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes in pencil structuring the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Structuring the textYes
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 evidence1911
Method of acquisitionPurchase
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 TypeShelfmark
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 bibliographical notes in pencil on the first pages.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-11-29 12:27:39

All Copies

  02132562

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 2.e.16

ISTC No.if00191000
AuthorFirmicus Maternus, Julius
TitleMathesis (De nativitatibus libri VIII). Ed: Franciscus Niger. Add: Marcus Manilius: Astronomicorum libri V. Aratus: Phaenomena [Latin and Greek]. Tr & adapt: Germanicus Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rufius Festus Avienus. Theon: Commentaria in Aratum [Greek]. Pseudo- Proclus Diadochus [i.e. Geminos]: Sphaera [Greek and Latin]. Tr: Thomas Linacrus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, June and [17] Oct. 1499
Formatf°
Languagegrc
full ISTC record
SubjectAstrology
Keywordscollection; birth; conception; poetry; translation; commentary
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132562
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.e.16
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical DescriptionFolio; 376 unnumbered leaves (2 blank),woodcuts.
Size of leaves310 × 211 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 234; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence17th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesManuscript notes in black ink in Latin.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1850 - 1900

Areae
Time period1850 - 1900
Provenance nameAnonymous binder, 1850-1900 [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions320 × 225 × 55 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1868 - 1910

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1868 - 1910
Provenance namePayne, Joseph Frank, 1840 - 1910 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceEarly 20th century
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes in pencil structuring the book.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Structuring the textYes
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 evidence1911
Method of acquisitionPurchase
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 TypeShelfmark
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 bibliographical notes in pencil on the first pages.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2019-11-29 12:27:39