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mei/02142801 Ζα 40 [02142801]

Dimitsana, Public Historical Library (GR) : Ζα 40

ISTC No.ie00064000
TitleEpistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1499
Format4°
Languagegrc
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordsletter collections; philosophy; rhetoric
Periodhumanist

Description of Copy

Copy Id02142801
Holding InstitutionDimitsana, Public Historical Library (GR)
ShelfmarkΖα 40
NoteRecord created by Vera Andriopoulou, Kleopatra Kyrtata, Angeliki Papadopoulou.
Physical DescriptionSome damage on the paper resulting in partial text loss.
Size of leaves195 × 145 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NotePart II bound before Part I. Leaf ζ8 missing. Missing part of text due to damage to the pages, from leaf v iiii until the end.
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1601 - 1800

Time period1601 - 1800
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteFew manuscript notes in different hands. Possible inscription on α1v of part 2 illegible due to erasure and paper loss.
Manuscript notesHandwritten headlines in Greek throughout, most of them lost because of latter trimming, a single Greek word on the margins (ς9r of part 1), in dark ink. Greek word on α3r and note on Δ3v of part 1 reads "εκατον εξηντα τεσερα 16α" in different hand in lighter ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
Structuring the textYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1764 -

PlaceDimitsana (Geonames ID: 263075)
Areae-gr
Time period1764 -
Provenance nameDimitsana Greek School, 1764 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (School, No characterisation/lay)
Dimitsana, Public Historical Library, 1764 [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Documentary Evidence
NoteStamps (Greek School of Dimitsana, Library of Dimitsana). Library entry book dated 1920 notes that the book previously belonged to the Greek School of Dimitsana. Library label on verso of from cover with shelfmark "Ζα 40". Note in pencil on α1r of part 2 stating the imprint year and printer, probably by library staff.
Method of acquisitionunknown
StampsRound stamp with double-headed eagle in the middle and date 1764, around it the name "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΔΗΜΗΤΣΑΝΗΣ" (Greek School of Dimitsana).
Oval library stamp reads "Βιβλιοθήκη Δημητσάνης" with handwritten accesion number "β.ε.635".
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1801 - 1950

Time period1801 - 1950
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteMixed binding, paper boards with marbled paper covers and alum tawed skin on the spine. Gilt and blind tolled decoration on spine, blind tooled title reads "ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ [..] ΑΜΟΙΒΑΙΑΙ". Library label with shelfmark on spine. Marbled edges. The binding probably dates to the 19th-20th century, which would mean it was made sometime during its possession by the library, but no relevant record has been found.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions202 × 150 × 70 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesMarbled
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2023-03-08 13:59:52

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  02142801

Dimitsana, Public Historical Library (GR) : Ζα 40

ISTC No.ie00064000
TitleEpistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 1499
Format4°
Languagegrc
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordsletter collections; philosophy; rhetoric
Periodhumanist

Description of Copy

Copy Id02142801
Holding InstitutionDimitsana, Public Historical Library (GR)
ShelfmarkΖα 40
NoteRecord created by Vera Andriopoulou, Kleopatra Kyrtata, Angeliki Papadopoulou.
Physical DescriptionSome damage on the paper resulting in partial text loss.
Size of leaves195 × 145 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NotePart II bound before Part I. Leaf ζ8 missing. Missing part of text due to damage to the pages, from leaf v iiii until the end.
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1601 - 1800

Time period1601 - 1800
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
NoteFew manuscript notes in different hands. Possible inscription on α1v of part 2 illegible due to erasure and paper loss.
Manuscript notesHandwritten headlines in Greek throughout, most of them lost because of latter trimming, a single Greek word on the margins (ς9r of part 1), in dark ink. Greek word on α3r and note on Δ3v of part 1 reads "εκατον εξηντα τεσερα 16α" in different hand in lighter ink.
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
Location in BookThroughout
Structuring the textYes
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1764 -

PlaceDimitsana (Geonames ID: 263075)
Areae-gr
Time period1764 -
Provenance nameDimitsana Greek School, 1764 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (School, No characterisation/lay)
Dimitsana, Public Historical Library, 1764 [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
Documentary Evidence
NoteStamps (Greek School of Dimitsana, Library of Dimitsana). Library entry book dated 1920 notes that the book previously belonged to the Greek School of Dimitsana. Library label on verso of from cover with shelfmark "Ζα 40". Note in pencil on α1r of part 2 stating the imprint year and printer, probably by library staff.
Method of acquisitionunknown
StampsRound stamp with double-headed eagle in the middle and date 1764, around it the name "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΔΗΜΗΤΣΑΝΗΣ" (Greek School of Dimitsana).
Oval library stamp reads "Βιβλιοθήκη Δημητσάνης" with handwritten accesion number "β.ε.635".
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1801 - 1950

Time period1801 - 1950
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteMixed binding, paper boards with marbled paper covers and alum tawed skin on the spine. Gilt and blind tolled decoration on spine, blind tooled title reads "ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ [..] ΑΜΟΙΒΑΙΑΙ". Library label with shelfmark on spine. Marbled edges. The binding probably dates to the 19th-20th century, which would mean it was made sometime during its possession by the library, but no relevant record has been found.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialMixed
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions202 × 150 × 70 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind and gold
EdgesMarbled
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2023-03-08 13:59:52