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mei/02141466 b Typ Inc 6120 [02141466]

Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US) : b Typ Inc 6120

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
Format
Languageita
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02141466
Holding InstitutionCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
CollectionPrinting and Graphic Arts
Shelfmarkb Typ Inc 6120
NoteNote: The "b" is a prefix denoting location, and must be omitted in a search for shelfmark in the Harvard on-line catalogue.
Physical DescriptionLeaf b1 only, with the engraving for canto two of the Inferno printed on verso.
Size of leaves334 × 232 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceDavid R. Whitesell, First Supplement to James E. Walsh's Catalogue of the Fifteenth-Century Printed Books in the Harvard University Library (2006), no. S1-2854A.

Provenance 1950 - 1984

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1950 - 1984
Provenance nameHofer, Philip, 1898 - 1984 [Person; Donor] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteHofer's bequest to Harvard, 1984. Acquisition date conjectural.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Provenance 1984 -

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1984 -
Provenance nameHarvard Library, 1636- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Note9 November 1984 — Bequest of Philip Hofer.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2021-05-16 13:03:38

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  02141466

Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US) : b Typ Inc 6120

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
Format
Languageita
SubjectLiterature
Keywordspoetry; commentary; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02141466
Holding InstitutionCambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library (US)
CollectionPrinting and Graphic Arts
Shelfmarkb Typ Inc 6120
NoteNote: The "b" is a prefix denoting location, and must be omitted in a search for shelfmark in the Harvard on-line catalogue.
Physical DescriptionLeaf b1 only, with the engraving for canto two of the Inferno printed on verso.
Size of leaves334 × 232 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
SourceDavid R. Whitesell, First Supplement to James E. Walsh's Catalogue of the Fifteenth-Century Printed Books in the Harvard University Library (2006), no. S1-2854A.

Provenance 1950 - 1984

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1950 - 1984
Provenance nameHofer, Philip, 1898 - 1984 [Person; Donor] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteHofer's bequest to Harvard, 1984. Acquisition date conjectural.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Provenance 1984 -

PlaceCambridge (Geonames ID: 4931972)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1984 -
Provenance nameHarvard Library, 1636- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
Note9 November 1984 — Bequest of Philip Hofer.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2021-05-16 13:03:38