London, Wellcome Collection (GB)
: EPB Incunabula 2.e.17
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
SubjectAstrology
Keywordscollection; birth; conception; poetry; translation; commentary
Periodclassical
Description of Copy
Copy Id02132564
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 2.e.17
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical DescriptionFolio; imperfect (the Latin of the Aratus and the Manilius only), with woodcuts.
Size of leaves299 × 204 mm
Copy FeaturesNo evidence of use
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 235; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.
Provenance
Provenance name [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown) For further information on Riviere & Son, see https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=188547
Provenance TypeBinding
Link to Provenance Image Small inscription 'Bound by Riviere & Son on the first folio'.
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteMottled calf with richly coloured end-papers.
Binding date19th cent.
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions310 × 210 × 20 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesGilt
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Provenance
1897 -
1936
Areae-uk-en
Time period1897 - 1936
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1899
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Provenance
1936 -
Areae-uk
Time period1936 -
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
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