Chios, “Koraes” Central Public Library (GR)
: 5631
ISTC No.ic00366000
AuthorCelsus, A. Cornelius
TitleDe medicina
ImprintVenice : Johannes Rubeus Vercellensis, 8 July 1493
Formatf°
Languagelat
SubjectMedicine
Keywordsregimen sanitatis; pharmacopoeia; surgery; encyclopaedia
Periodclassical
Description of Copy
Copy Id02146563
Holding InstitutionChios, “Koraes” Central Public Library (GR)
Shelfmark5631
NoteRecord created by Vera Andriopoulou, Kleopatra Kyrtata, Angeliki Papadopoulou.
Size of leaves316 × 214 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Copy Features - NoteWanting a1 (blank).
Support material (book)Paper
WatermarkYes
DescriptionScales in cirle, star on top.
Provenance
1601 -
1750
Time period1601 - 1750
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Manuscript notesTwo manuscript notes in latin script, in two different hands, in a5r and a6r.
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1788 -
1833
Areae-fr
Time period1788 - 1833
Provenance TypeBinding
Manuscript Notes
NoteThe book was probably acquired while Koraes was living in Paris, where he settled in 1788, after his studies and until his death in 1833. In his will, he bequeathed his personal library to the Library of Chios, which bears his name.
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding noteBound in reused paper, painted brown on the outside, with manuscript notes in French on the inside, indicating previous use as a sort of catalogue. Manuscript label on front cover, with title in brown ink in Koraes's own hand which reads "Cornelii Celsi de Medicina Libri octo. 1493." (the word "Celsi" has been misspelled, crossed out and rewritten).
Binding date19th cent.
Binding typeLimp
Cover materialPaper
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions314 × 213 × 15 mm
TitlingManuscript label
ToolingNone
EdgesUncoloured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
Manuscript notesVery few notes in Koraes's hand. Some reader's marks and some references to Hippocrates (and some other relevant work) in a6v and b2v, including two quotes in ancient Greek (b1r).
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookParts only
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Provenance
1833 -
PlaceChios (Geonames ID: 259972)
Areae-gr
Time period1833 -
Provenance TypeStamp
Shelfmark
NoteKoraes died in 1833 and in his will bequethed his books to the Library of Chios. The books were gradually sent from Paris to Chios and most of them arrived between 1840-1850. The book bears the library's stamp and a label with previous classification number (probably from the classification undertaken in 1871) on verso of front cover which reads "ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ 153" (=Μedicine 153). A later accession mark in pencil reads "76.180808" (2008).
Method of acquisitionBequest
StampsRound library stamp in blue ink, with image of Koraes in the center and around it "ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ ΑΔΑΜΑΝΤΙΟΥ ΚΟΡΑΗ ΕΝ ΧΙΩ" (positively identified but barely legible in the present book), found in leaves a2r, e1r, l1v, l4r.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Bibliography
Library catalogue
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2022-10-13 10:54:22