Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02141115 XV.505 [02141115]

Wrocław, Ossolineum (PL) : XV.505

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 Id02141115
Holding InstitutionWrocław, Ossolineum (PL)
ShelfmarkXV.505
NoteCreated by Konrad Szymański.
Physical DescriptionDoubled leaves:
- in the first part ('Inferno') - g10, h1 and h3;
- in the second part ('Purgatorio') - ff8;

Variants:
- var. B of leaf oo6/108b (in 'Purgatorio') ;
- var. B of leaf aa1/1 (in 'Paradiso'), where the two last lines (49-50) were printed like this: "[...] e/ diminu | ita: ne da [...]" (collation visible at the last/50th line: aa1);
- on the leaf 36a, line 28 (in 'Paradiso') the heading of the "CANTO XII..." ends with "DIDANTHE" where the second letter "D" in is inverted;

Illustrations:
- illustration before the second canto is reproduced again before the third canto;
- illustration for the first canto and the initial illustration of 'Inferno' ("QVESTO+ELINFERNO+DEL+CHA[M]POSAN | TO+DIPISA+") were pasted (not stamped) here probably at the later date;
Size of leaves372 × 243 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper
Electronic Reproductionhttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208
sourceKatalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Zakładu im. Ossolińskich we Wrocławiu, ed. A. Kawecka-Gryczowa, Wrocław 1956, p. XII, 23 (n. 95).

provenance 15th/16th c.

ownerAnonymous, 15th/16th c. (, )
Provenance TypeDecoration
Manuscript Notes
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 E.g. scan n. 33 (ornamental letter at the beginning of 'Inferno') and 539 (drawing of a human head in pencil).
Date of evidence15th/16th c.
Decoration NoteOrnamental letter with floral arrangement and coat of arms at the beginning of 'Inferno' (leaf 15th). Pen initials made in blue and red ink throughout the whole book.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Pen initialsYes
Manuscript notesSeveral notes throughout the whole book (though mostly in the first half), with many reading marks, mostly in the form of underlining with marginal notes (e.g. pointing hand in canto XII of 'Inferno' on i3 verso), a few completions (e.g. in canto XXX of 'Inferno' on r3 verso) and a drawing of a human head in pencil on mm4 recto (in Canto XXX of 'Purgatorio').
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookThroughout
CompletionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CollationYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
DrawingsYes
Lecture notesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1853

PlaceLviv (Geonames ID: 702550)
Areae-un
Time period - 1853
Provenance nameIgel, Salomon, 1813-1870 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 5 and 7 (traces of previous provenances).
NoteDocumentary evidence shows that this book was bought by Ossolineum at the antiquarian bookshop of Salomon Igel (Lviv) in 1853.

On the binding leaf (front) and on the first leaf (Proemio) there are traces of previous unidentified provenances:
- "771." (made in dark ink on both leaves)
- "No 870. Consig." (in dark ink on the binding leaf)
- "1072" (made in red crayon on the binding leaf)
bindingNoteBook had formerly a binding covered with half-leather.
bindingDatew
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialk
bindingStatusb
certaintya
psourceb
g

provenance 1853 - 1946

placenameLviv (Geonames ID: 702550)
areae-un
timeperiod1853 - 1946
ownerLviv, Ossolineum, 1817-1946 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 8 (stamp with former shelfmark also in pencil; library stamp), 752 (stamp).
noteStamp with former shelfmark on the first leaf recto (Proemio): "46 511" repeated also in pencil: "46.511".
provDate19th c.
methodofacqa
stampsNoteOval stamp on the first leaf recto (Proemio) and on the last leaf (verso): "Instytut | Ossolińskiego".
histShelfmark46511
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1946 -

placenameWroclaw (Geonames ID: 3081368)
areae-pl
timeperiod1946 -
ownerWroclaw, Ossolineum, 1946- (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 2 (paper label with current shelfmark on the endpaper front) and 8 (current shelfmark in pencil).
notePaper label with current shelfmark on the endpaper (front): "XV-505".
Current shelfmark in pencil on the first leaf (Proemio).
provDate20th c.
methodofacqe
bindingNoteCurrent binding covered with brown leather and wooden tabs placed on the front and back. Binding equipped also with leather bookmark attached to the cover.
bindingDatex
bindingTypec
boardMaterialc
coverMaterialb
furniture1
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions390 × 255 × 108 mm
titling
toolinga
edgesd
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
certaintya
psourcea

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2021-04-15 14:18:53

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copy

copyId02141115
holdingInstitutionIdWroclawO
shelfmarkXV.505
noteCreated by Konrad Szymański.
physicalDescriptionNoteDoubled leaves:
- in the first part ('Inferno') - g10, h1 and h3;
- in the second part ('Purgatorio') - ff8;

Variants:
- var. B of leaf oo6/108b (in 'Purgatorio') ;
- var. B of leaf aa1/1 (in 'Paradiso'), where the two last lines (49-50) were printed like this: "[...] e/ diminu | ita: ne da [...]" (collation visible at the last/50th line: aa1);
- on the leaf 36a, line 28 (in 'Paradiso') the heading of the "CANTO XII..." ends with "DIDANTHE" where the second letter "D" in is inverted;

Illustrations:
- illustration before the second canto is reproduced again before the third canto;
- illustration for the first canto and the initial illustration of 'Inferno' ("QVESTO+ELINFERNO+DEL+CHA[M]POSAN | TO+DIPISA+") were pasted (not stamped) here probably at the later date;
paperSize372 × 243 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka
electronicReproductionhttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208
sourceKatalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Zakładu im. Ossolińskich we Wrocławiu, ed. A. Kawecka-Gryczowa, Wrocław 1956, p. XII, 23 (n. 95).

provenance

ownerAnonymous, 15th/16th c. (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 E.g. scan n. 33 (ornamental letter at the beginning of 'Inferno') and 539 (drawing of a human head in pencil).
provDate15th/16th c.
Decoration NoteOrnamental letter with floral arrangement and coat of arms at the beginning of 'Inferno' (leaf 15th). Pen initials made in blue and red ink throughout the whole book.
IlluminationsYes
Ornamental lettersYes
Pen initialsYes
Manuscript notesSeveral notes throughout the whole book (though mostly in the first half), with many reading marks, mostly in the form of underlining with marginal notes (e.g. pointing hand in canto XII of 'Inferno' on i3 verso), a few completions (e.g. in canto XXX of 'Inferno' on r3 verso) and a drawing of a human head in pencil on mm4 recto (in Canto XXX of 'Purgatorio').
Ms. notes (frequency)Several
Location in BookThroughout
CompletionsYes
Extraction of keywordsYes
CollationYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
DrawingsYes
Lecture notesYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1853

PlaceLviv (Geonames ID: 702550)
Areae-un
Time period - 1853
Provenance nameIgel, Salomon, 1813-1870 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 5 and 7 (traces of previous provenances).
NoteDocumentary evidence shows that this book was bought by Ossolineum at the antiquarian bookshop of Salomon Igel (Lviv) in 1853.

On the binding leaf (front) and on the first leaf (Proemio) there are traces of previous unidentified provenances:
- "771." (made in dark ink on both leaves)
- "No 870. Consig." (in dark ink on the binding leaf)
- "1072" (made in red crayon on the binding leaf)
Binding noteBook had formerly a binding covered with half-leather.
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
Binding statusRebound
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBibliography
Documentary source

Provenance 1853 - 1946

PlaceLviv (Geonames ID: 702550)
Areae-un
Time period1853 - 1946
Provenance nameLviv, Ossolineum, 1817-1946 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
Link to Provenance Imagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 8 (stamp with former shelfmark also in pencil; library stamp), 752 (stamp).
NoteStamp with former shelfmark on the first leaf recto (Proemio): "46 511" repeated also in pencil: "46.511".
Date of evidence19th c.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
stampsNoteOval stamp on the first leaf recto (Proemio) and on the last leaf (verso): "Instytut | Ossolińskiego".
histShelfmark46511
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1946 -

placenameWroclaw (Geonames ID: 3081368)
areae-pl
timeperiod1946 -
ownerWroclaw, Ossolineum, 1946- (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImagehttps://www.dbc.wroc.pl/publication/27208 Scan n. 2 (paper label with current shelfmark on the endpaper front) and 8 (current shelfmark in pencil).
notePaper label with current shelfmark on the endpaper (front): "XV-505".
Current shelfmark in pencil on the first leaf (Proemio).
provDate20th c.
methodofacqe
bindingNoteCurrent binding covered with brown leather and wooden tabs placed on the front and back. Binding equipped also with leather bookmark attached to the cover.
bindingDatex
bindingTypec
boardMaterialc
coverMaterialb
furniture1
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions390 × 255 × 108 mm
titling
toolinga
edgesd
writingOnEdgesd
gaufferedd
certaintya
psourcea

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2021-04-15 14:18:53