Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02132567 EPB Incunabula 1.a.39 [02132567]

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 1.a.39

ISTC No.ia01371000
AuthorAugustinus Moravus
TitleDialogus in defensionem poetices
ImprintVenice : [Bernardinus Benalius?], 24 Mar. 1493
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectRhetoric
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132567
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 1.a.39
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description4o. Last (blank) leaf wanting.
Size of leaves212 × 155 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 93; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Date of evidenceEarly 16th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteRubrication in blue.
RubricationYes
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes in brown ink, in Latin, with Roman gods and mythological beings.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
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 evidenceEarly 19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteParchment binding imitating an earlier style with tooled title.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeLimp
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions215 × 160 × 10 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1820 - 1851

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1851
Provenance nameThorpe, Thomas, 1791-1851 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteT. Thorpe & Co booksellers sold this book, after T. Thorpe's death, to Henry Wellcome.
Date of evidence1930
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Documentary source

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 evidence1930
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price20 pounds GBP Henry Wellcome bought this book from T. Thorpe on 17/9/30, as part of cal: 411, n 690 (Valuation: 20 pounds).
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
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 bibliographic 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 Edit2022-04-30 15:06:42

All Copies

  02132567

London, Wellcome Collection (GB) : EPB Incunabula 1.a.39

ISTC No.ia01371000
AuthorAugustinus Moravus
TitleDialogus in defensionem poetices
ImprintVenice : [Bernardinus Benalius?], 24 Mar. 1493
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectRhetoric
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132567
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 1.a.39
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description4o. Last (blank) leaf wanting.
Size of leaves212 × 155 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Support material (book)Paper
SourceF.N.L. Poynter, 'A catalogue of Incunabula in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library', London 1954, n. 93; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Date of evidenceEarly 16th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Decoration NoteRubrication in blue.
RubricationYes
Manuscript notesSome manuscript notes in brown ink, in Latin, with Roman gods and mythological beings.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
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 evidenceEarly 19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteParchment binding imitating an earlier style with tooled title.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeLimp
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions215 × 160 × 10 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1820 - 1851

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1851
Provenance nameThorpe, Thomas, 1791-1851 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteT. Thorpe & Co booksellers sold this book, after T. Thorpe's death, to Henry Wellcome.
Date of evidence1930
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Documentary source

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 evidence1930
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price20 pounds GBP Henry Wellcome bought this book from T. Thorpe on 17/9/30, as part of cal: 411, n 690 (Valuation: 20 pounds).
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
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 bibliographic 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 Edit2022-04-30 15:06:42