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mei/02146665 Inc A790 [02146665]

Williams College Library (US) : Inc A790

ISTC No.ia00885000
AuthorAntonio (Bettini) da Siena
TitleDe divina praeordinatione vitae et mortis humanae
Imprint[Rome : Eucharius Silber, before 20 Aug. 1480]
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-Devotional
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02146665
Holding InstitutionWilliams College Library (US)
CollectionChapin Library
ShelfmarkInc A790
Also bound with this copyFivizzani, Agostino: Vita S. Augustini. - Roma : Martinelli, 1587.
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster, with assistance from several editors via the CERL-MEI discussion list.
Physical DescriptionBound second in the volume.
Size of leaves206 × 142 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1480 - 1480

PlaceTuscany (Geonames ID: 3165361)
Areae-it
Time period1480 - 1480
Provenance nameMarianus, 1450-1500 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Clergy, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on 1/1r: "Ego Magister Marianus Sacri ordinis fratrum minorum, et in tota provincia thuscie heretice pravitatis inquisitor, per Sedem Apostolicam spetialiter constitutus, hoc opuschulum legi, et relegi, et quantum quantilla mea potuit facultas, et ex debito quoddam offitij inquisitoris, diligenter dischussi, et examinavi, et nihil in eo iudicio meo valui sinistrum, aut dissonum, a chatholica fide invenire. Ex hoc michi persuasum est, ut et quantum in me est, ipsum laudare, et ea que continentur in eo chatholice, et bene posita esse asserere. Anno domini Mº cccc Lxxxº, die .xx. Augusti".
Date of evidence1480
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1700

Areae-mm
Time period1600 - 1700
Provenance nameSancti Officii Melitensis, 1561-1798 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Anonymous binder, Italy, 1650-1700 [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeStamp
Binding
NoteDates conjectural. Also uncertain whether both works in the volume were owned by this entity, or if they were brought together only later. Either is possible.
Binding note17th-century (or early 18th-century) parchment; gilt-stamped title label on spine; edges mottled red and gray.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions212 × 149 × 24 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
StampsOval stamp on title page of Fivizzani work: "Sancti Officii Melitensis" around a shield with a Maltese cross. Text barely legible, but the stamp is recognizable as that of the Maltese Holy Office.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1880 - 1940

PlaceSyracuse (Geonames ID: 5140405)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1880 - 1940
Provenance nameChase, Franklin Henry, 1864-1940 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteChase's bookplate on front pastedown.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1942 - 1942

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1942 - 1942
Provenance nameWilson, Carroll Atwood, 1886 - 1947 [Person; Donor] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded as the gift of Carroll Atwood Wilson, 5 October 1942; price in the catalogue record noted as $135, which may be an estimate, or may be the price he paid for the volume.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price135 U.S. dollars Price noted in acquisition record, which may be the price Wilson paid, or it may be an estimate for library purposes.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1942 -

PlaceWilliamstown, MA (Geonames ID: 4955786)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1942 -
Provenance nameWilliamstown MA, Williams College, 1793- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteGift of Carroll Atwood Wilson, Class of 1907, 5 October 1942.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Documentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-11 18:17:47

All Copies

  02146665

Williams College Library (US) : Inc A790

ISTC No.ia00885000
AuthorAntonio (Bettini) da Siena
TitleDe divina praeordinatione vitae et mortis humanae
Imprint[Rome : Eucharius Silber, before 20 Aug. 1480]
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-Devotional
Periodcontemporary

Description of Copy

Copy Id02146665
Holding InstitutionWilliams College Library (US)
CollectionChapin Library
ShelfmarkInc A790
Also bound with this copyFivizzani, Agostino: Vita S. Augustini. - Roma : Martinelli, 1587.
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster, with assistance from several editors via the CERL-MEI discussion list.
Physical DescriptionBound second in the volume.
Size of leaves206 × 142 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
No rubrication
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1480 - 1480

PlaceTuscany (Geonames ID: 3165361)
Areae-it
Time period1480 - 1480
Provenance nameMarianus, 1450-1500 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Clergy, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on 1/1r: "Ego Magister Marianus Sacri ordinis fratrum minorum, et in tota provincia thuscie heretice pravitatis inquisitor, per Sedem Apostolicam spetialiter constitutus, hoc opuschulum legi, et relegi, et quantum quantilla mea potuit facultas, et ex debito quoddam offitij inquisitoris, diligenter dischussi, et examinavi, et nihil in eo iudicio meo valui sinistrum, aut dissonum, a chatholica fide invenire. Ex hoc michi persuasum est, ut et quantum in me est, ipsum laudare, et ea que continentur in eo chatholice, et bene posita esse asserere. Anno domini Mº cccc Lxxxº, die .xx. Augusti".
Date of evidence1480
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1600 - 1700

Areae-mm
Time period1600 - 1700
Provenance nameSancti Officii Melitensis, 1561-1798 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Religious institution, Religious)
Anonymous binder, Italy, 1650-1700 [Person; Binder] (Unknown, Booktrade, Unknown)
Provenance TypeStamp
Binding
NoteDates conjectural. Also uncertain whether both works in the volume were owned by this entity, or if they were brought together only later. Either is possible.
Binding note17th-century (or early 18th-century) parchment; gilt-stamped title label on spine; edges mottled red and gray.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions212 × 149 × 24 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
StampsOval stamp on title page of Fivizzani work: "Sancti Officii Melitensis" around a shield with a Maltese cross. Text barely legible, but the stamp is recognizable as that of the Maltese Holy Office.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1880 - 1940

PlaceSyracuse (Geonames ID: 5140405)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1880 - 1940
Provenance nameChase, Franklin Henry, 1864-1940 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteChase's bookplate on front pastedown.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1942 - 1942

PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1942 - 1942
Provenance nameWilson, Carroll Atwood, 1886 - 1947 [Person; Donor] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteRecorded as the gift of Carroll Atwood Wilson, 5 October 1942; price in the catalogue record noted as $135, which may be an estimate, or may be the price he paid for the volume.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price135 U.S. dollars Price noted in acquisition record, which may be the price Wilson paid, or it may be an estimate for library purposes.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceHist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1942 -

PlaceWilliamstown, MA (Geonames ID: 4955786)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1942 -
Provenance nameWilliamstown MA, Williams College, 1793- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteGift of Carroll Atwood Wilson, Class of 1907, 5 October 1942.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceLibrary catalogue
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal
Documentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-11 18:17:47