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mei/02140676 Inc. Fol. 5946 [02140676]

Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek (DE) : Inc. Fol. 5946

ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02140676
Holding InstitutionStuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek (DE)
ShelfmarkInc. Fol. 5946
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Christian Herrmann (Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek).
Physical DescriptionTwo engravings for Cantos I and II (Category A of Hind's classification system).
Copy Features - NoteWanting blank leaves 1 and 372.
Support material (book)Paper
SourceA. M. Hind, "Early Italian Engraving. A critical catalogue with complete reproduction of all the prints described", Kraus Reprint, 1970 Nendeln, p. 104.
“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 139.

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1481-1600 [Person; Illuminator] (Artist, Unknown)
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Decoration
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Coats of arms, l. 15v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 2r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 170r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 171r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 277r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 278r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Blue initials, l. mm7v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Manuscript title, fore-edge
Binding noteManuscript title on the fore-edge.
Decoration NoteBlue initials on leaves 2r, 16r, 170r, 171r, 277r, 278r; 6 gilt-illuminated initials; illuminated marginal decoration with vegetal motifs; illuminated initial on leaf 16r, containing a portrait of Dante (probably retouched or added later) holding a book in his left hand; the two engravings are coloured by hand.
Coat of arms of the Bellacci family of Florence (see the following provenance blocks) on leaf 15v, surrounded by a laurel wreath: in green, divided by a silver bar, covered with 3 red roses; the same coat of arms is drawn again undernath.
Illustration coloured in by handYes
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1481-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Note, l. o3v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Note, l. o4v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Pen trials, l. mm7v
Manuscript notesManuscript notes on leaves o3v and o4v regarding verses in the following pages; pen trials on leaf mm7v.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameGerardi, Giovanbattista [Person; Former Owner] (Male)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Govanbatista Gerardi, Govanbatista Gherardi, Giovanbatista Gherardj".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1528 - 1532

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1528 - 1532
Provenance nameBellacci, Carlo [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Civil servant, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the recto of the third back flyleaf: "Hic liber est heredis Caroli de Bellaccis". Illuminated and drawn coat of arms on leaf 15v.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameBellacci, Giovanbattista [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Govanb. Bellaci".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1510 - 1537

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1510 - 1537
Provenance nameMedici, Alessandro de' , 1510-1537 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Politician, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Alexander Medices primus Dux Florenzie".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1540 - 1599

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1540 - 1599
Provenance nameBandini, Giovanni, 1540-1599 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Artist)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Gouanni Bandini". It is not clear whether this person can be identified with the Florentine sculptor or whether this is an actual ownership inscription, since the handwriting seems to be Giovanbattista Gerardi's (see provenance block above).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1593 - 1647

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1593 - 1647
Provenance nameDoni, Giovanni Battista, 1593-1647 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "giouanbatista doni".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1620 - 1620

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1620 - 1620
Provenance named'Ambra, Giovanni Battista, 1603-1620 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive
NoteOn the recto of the third back flyleaf: "Questo libro è stato poi comperato da Giovanbattista d'Ambra uno scudo d'oro in Gigliato l'anno 1620 del mese di Maggio".
Date of evidenceMay 20, 1620
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price1 scudo gigliato
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1740 - 1799

PlaceNancy (Geonames ID: 2990999)
Areae-fr
Time period1740 - 1799
Provenance nameRulle, abbé de, 1740-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Clergy, Religious)
NotePart of the collection of Abbé L. de Rulle. This collection was acquired in 1787 by Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg for the Königliche Öffentliche Bibliothek.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1787 -

PlaceLudwigsburg (Geonames ID: 2875392)
Areae-gw
Time period1787 -
Provenance nameKöniglich Öffentliche Bibliothek Stuttgart, 1806-1901 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteStamp on leaf a2r: "KÖB Stuttgart".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1765-

PlaceStuttgart (Geonames ID: 6690189)
Areae-gx
Provenance nameStuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, 1765- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2024-06-26 14:15:36

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  02140676

Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek (DE) : Inc. Fol. 5946

ISTC No.id00029000
AuthorDante Alighieri
TitleLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ImprintFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Languageita
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02140676
Holding InstitutionStuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek (DE)
ShelfmarkInc. Fol. 5946
NoteCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Christian Herrmann (Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek).
Physical DescriptionTwo engravings for Cantos I and II (Category A of Hind's classification system).
Copy Features - NoteWanting blank leaves 1 and 372.
Support material (book)Paper
SourceA. M. Hind, "Early Italian Engraving. A critical catalogue with complete reproduction of all the prints described", Kraus Reprint, 1970 Nendeln, p. 104.
“Commento sopra la «Commedia»”, edited by Paolo Procaccioli, Salerno, Rome 2014, p. 139.

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1481-1600 [Person; Illuminator] (Artist, Unknown)
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Decoration
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Coats of arms, l. 15v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 2r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 170r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 171r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 277r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Illuminated initial, l. 278r
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Blue initials, l. mm7v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Manuscript title, fore-edge
Binding noteManuscript title on the fore-edge.
Decoration NoteBlue initials on leaves 2r, 16r, 170r, 171r, 277r, 278r; 6 gilt-illuminated initials; illuminated marginal decoration with vegetal motifs; illuminated initial on leaf 16r, containing a portrait of Dante (probably retouched or added later) holding a book in his left hand; the two engravings are coloured by hand.
Coat of arms of the Bellacci family of Florence (see the following provenance blocks) on leaf 15v, surrounded by a laurel wreath: in green, divided by a silver bar, covered with 3 red roses; the same coat of arms is drawn again undernath.
Illustration coloured in by handYes
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1481 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1481 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1481-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Note, l. o3v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Note, l. o4v
Image in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Pen trials, l. mm7v
Manuscript notesManuscript notes on leaves o3v and o4v regarding verses in the following pages; pen trials on leaf mm7v.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameGerardi, Giovanbattista [Person; Former Owner] (Male)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Govanbatista Gerardi, Govanbatista Gherardi, Giovanbatista Gherardj".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1528 - 1532

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1528 - 1532
Provenance nameBellacci, Carlo [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Civil servant, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the recto of the third back flyleaf: "Hic liber est heredis Caroli de Bellaccis". Illuminated and drawn coat of arms on leaf 15v.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameBellacci, Giovanbattista [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Coat of Arms
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Govanb. Bellaci".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1510 - 1537

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1510 - 1537
Provenance nameMedici, Alessandro de' , 1510-1537 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Politician, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Alexander Medices primus Dux Florenzie".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1540 - 1599

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1540 - 1599
Provenance nameBandini, Giovanni, 1540-1599 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Artist)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "Gouanni Bandini". It is not clear whether this person can be identified with the Florentine sculptor or whether this is an actual ownership inscription, since the handwriting seems to be Giovanbattista Gerardi's (see provenance block above).
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1593 - 1647

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1593 - 1647
Provenance nameDoni, Giovanni Battista, 1593-1647 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive Ownership inscription
NoteOn the verso of the second back flyleaf: "giouanbatista doni".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1620 - 1620

PlaceFlorence (Geonames ID: 3176959)
Areae-it
Time period1620 - 1620
Provenance named'Ambra, Giovanni Battista, 1603-1620 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage in CERL Provenance Digital Archive
NoteOn the recto of the third back flyleaf: "Questo libro è stato poi comperato da Giovanbattista d'Ambra uno scudo d'oro in Gigliato l'anno 1620 del mese di Maggio".
Date of evidenceMay 20, 1620
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price1 scudo gigliato
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1740 - 1799

PlaceNancy (Geonames ID: 2990999)
Areae-fr
Time period1740 - 1799
Provenance nameRulle, abbé de, 1740-1799 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Clergy, Religious)
NotePart of the collection of Abbé L. de Rulle. This collection was acquired in 1787 by Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg for the Königliche Öffentliche Bibliothek.
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1787 -

PlaceLudwigsburg (Geonames ID: 2875392)
Areae-gw
Time period1787 -
Provenance nameKöniglich Öffentliche Bibliothek Stuttgart, 1806-1901 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteStamp on leaf a2r: "KÖB Stuttgart".
SourceBook in hand

Provenance

PlaceStuttgart (Geonames ID: 6690189)
Areae-gx
Provenance nameStuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, 1765- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2024-06-26 14:15:36