Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02132596 EPB Incunabula 1.c.1 [02132596]

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

ISTC No.ia00009200
AuthorAbraham ibn Ezra
TitleDe nativitatibus. Add: Henricus Bate: Magistralis compositio astrolabii
ImprintVenice : Erhard Ratdolt, 24 Dec. 1485
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectAstronomy
Keywordsconceptio; birth; medicine-practical; tools; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132596
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 1.c.1
Also bound with this copyHenrici Bate: Henrici Bate magistralis compositio astrolabii.. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.]
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description40, with astrological woodcuts and ornamental woodcut capitals.
Size of leaves202 × 148 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No 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. 1; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions210 × 155 × 10 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesGilt
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1849 - 1919

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1849 - 1919
Provenance nameMurray, Charles Fairfax, 1849 - 1919 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th, early 20th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance

Provenance nameSotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [Corporate body; Auctioneer] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Date of evidence1924
Method of acquisitionConsignment
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance

Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1924
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price11 pounds GBP Henry Wellcome bought this book from Sotheby's as part of lot 13 on 24/7/24.
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 bibliographical notes in pencil.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-12-29 09:53:40

All Copies

  02132596

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

ISTC No.ia00009200
AuthorAbraham ibn Ezra
TitleDe nativitatibus. Add: Henricus Bate: Magistralis compositio astrolabii
ImprintVenice : Erhard Ratdolt, 24 Dec. 1485
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectAstronomy
Keywordsconceptio; birth; medicine-practical; tools; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02132596
Holding InstitutionLondon, Wellcome Collection (GB)
ShelfmarkEPB Incunabula 1.c.1
Also bound with this copyHenrici Bate: Henrici Bate magistralis compositio astrolabii.. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.]
NoteCreated by Julia G. Martins
Physical Description40, with astrological woodcuts and ornamental woodcut capitals.
Size of leaves202 × 148 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No 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. 1; Incunabula: The Printing Revolution in Europe, 1455-1500.

Provenance

Provenance name [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Date of evidence19th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions210 × 155 × 10 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesGilt
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1849 - 1919

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1849 - 1919
Provenance nameMurray, Charles Fairfax, 1849 - 1919 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Date of evidenceLate 19th, early 20th century
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance

Provenance nameSotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [Corporate body; Auctioneer] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Date of evidence1924
Method of acquisitionConsignment
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance

Provenance nameSir Henry S. Wellcome [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeAccession mark
Date of evidence1924
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price11 pounds GBP Henry Wellcome bought this book from Sotheby's as part of lot 13 on 24/7/24.
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 bibliographical notes in pencil.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2020-12-29 09:53:40