San Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
: 82502
ISTC No.in00278000
TitleNovae narrationes
Imprint[Paris : Gillet Couteau, after 1490?]
Formatf°
Languagefrm
Subjectcheck to do
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02145956
Holding InstitutionSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (US)
Shelfmark82502
Also bound with this copyLittleton, Sir Thomas: Tenores novelli. - [London] : Richard Pynson, [1496] [il00235000] (MEI ID: 02145955)
NoteRecord created by Stephen Tabor.
Copy HistoryAt the time of acquisition by Huntington the binding contained another item (bound second), Natura brevium ([London] : Richard Pynson, [1494], ISTC in00008000). This item was extracted from the binding and sold to Harvard, 8 Nov. 1944.
Size of leaves257 × 190 mm
Copy FeaturesNo rubrication
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1600 -
1650
Areae-uk-en
Time period1600 - 1650
Provenance name [Person; Binder]
Binding noteEnglish calf, sewn on five supports. Covers tooled in blind with a triple fillet near edges.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialOther
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions262 × 190 × 26 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1820 -
1848
PlaceBurnham (Geonames ID: 2654274)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1848
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteMiller's ownership is suppositious, based on the Britwell provenance.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Manuscript notesBibliographical description in French (titled "Bibliographie") pasted to front paste-down.
In pencil, next to this paper, "5635 | £1-11-6".
Personal NotesYes
Price£1/11/6 GBP
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand
Auction / Sales Catalogue
Provenance
1852 -
1889
PlaceBurnham (Geonames ID: 2654274)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1852 - 1889
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteInherited the Britwell Court library, which he augmented.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source
Provenance
1889 -
1898
PlaceBurnham (Geonames ID: 2654274)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1889 - 1898
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteInherited and augmented the collection of Samuel Christie-Miller.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source
Provenance
1898 -
1920
PlaceBurnham (Geonames ID: 2654274)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1898 - 1920
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteSon of Wakefield Christie-Miller, from whom he inherited the Britwell library.
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, "Catalogue of valuable English & Scottish works on law and history ... The property of S.R. Christie Miller, Esq." (Britwell sale 18), 22-24 March 1926:317.
Method of acquisitionBequest
histShelfmarkAt lower left of front paste-down, in pencil, Britwell shelfmark "73. H. 6".
certaintya
psourcee
provenance
1926 -
1926
placenamePhiladelphia (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us-pa
timeperiod1926 - 1926
provenanceType1
noteHuntington marked copy of the auction gives Rosenbach as buyer at £1020. He was presumably bidding for Huntington. The purchase does not appear in "Book auction records" for 1925-6.
provDate1926
methodofacqa
price1020 GBP Price for three items in binding.
certaintya
psourcee
provenance
1922 -
1927
placenameSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
arean-us-ca
timeperiod1922 - 1927
provenanceType1
noteThe chain of transmission from Rosenbach is not clear, and the invoice is not located.
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourceg
provenance
1927 -
placenameSan Marino (Geonames ID: 5392400)
arean-us-ca
timeperiod1927 -
provenanceType1
noteHuntington founded the library to house his collection.
methodofacqc
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2022-06-08 17:28:52