Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (US)
: Incun. 1481 .D3
ISTC Nr.id00029000
VerfasserDante Alighieri
TitelLa Commedia (Comm: Christophorus Landinus). Add: Marsilius Ficinus: Ad Dantem gratulatio [Latin & Italian]
ErscheinungsvermerkFlorence : Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus, 30 Aug. 1481
Formatf°
Spracheita
ThemenbereichLiterature
Stichwörterpoetry; commentary; collection
Zeitraummedieval
Beschreibung des Exemplars
Exemplar Nr.02141489
Besitzende BibliothekWashington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (US)
SammlungRosenwald Collection
SignaturIncun. 1481 .D3
AnmerkungCreated by Camilla Marangoni for the Polonsky project "Dante 1481", with data provided by Stephanie Stillo (Washington D. C., Library of Congress, Lessing J. Rosenwald Graphic Arts Collection).
Physische BeschreibungContaining 19 engravings, that to canto I mounted on repaired portion of leaf [16], that to Canto II printed on the page, that to canto III mounted and largely repaired. The following 16 are also printed on plates and pasted in (Category D of Hind's classification system).
Format des Druckbogens400 × 265 mm
Besonderheiten des ExemplarsWithout blanks [1], [14-15], and [371-372].
LC copy: from the library of Sir George Holford; ex libris Cortland F. Bishop.
Trägermaterial (Buch)Papier
Quelle"The Lessing J. Rosenwald collection : a catalog of the gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975", Library of Congress, Washington 1977, pp. 50-51 no. 229.
Provenienz
1860 -
1927
Regione-uk-en
Zeitraum1860 - 1927
Art der ProvienienzExlibirs
AnmerkungSold in 1927: The Holford library. Catalogue of the magnificent series of illuminations on vellum forming part of the collections at Dorchester House, Park Lane... which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co., London, 1927, Part II, Dec. 5-9 1927, starting price £500. Purchased by Quaritch for £3950
QuelleBibliothekskatalog
Provenienz
1938
Regionn-us-ny
Zeitraum - 1938
Art der ProvienienzExlibirs
Buchhistorische Evidenz
AnmerkungCortland-Bishop coat of arms pasted to the front pastedown.
Sold in March 1938: The Cortlandt F. Bishop Library, sold by order of the executors, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 30 East 57th Street, New York, 1938, p. 163, lot 537. A copy of the catalogue priced by Anderson Galleries reveals that it was sold for $13500.
price13500 $
psourcea
c
provenance
1935 -
1943
placenameJenkintown (Geonames ID: 5195363)
arean-us-pa
timeperiod1935 - 1943
provenanceType1
noteMr. Rosenwald's collection was housed in his private gallery, the Alverthorpe Gallery in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
Art der Erwerbunga
QuelleAutopsie
Provenienz
1943 -
OrtWashington (Geonames ID: 4140963)
Regionn-us-dc
Zeitraum1943 -
Art der ProvienienzBuchhistorische Evidenz
AnmerkungNot long after Mr. Rosenwald's passing, on June 24, 1979, the collection was brought to Washington and is available for consultation in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Art der ErwerbungErbschaft
QuelleAutopsie
Bibliothekskatalog
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Letzte Änderung2022-06-06 14:49:35