Williams College Library (US)
: Inc J155 ffolio
ISTC No.ij00174000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Italian] Legendario di Sancti (Tr: Niccolò Malermi)
ImprintVenice : Nicolaus Jenson, [between 1 July 1475 and 23 Feb. 1476]
Formatf°
Languageita
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02149022
Holding InstitutionWilliams College Library (US)
CollectionChapin Library
ShelfmarkInc J155 ffolio
NoteRecord created by John Lancaster.
Copy HistoryPencil notes not identifiable with any provenance: above the shelfmark on the front pastedown: "Coll"; at lower left of the rear pastedown, a monogram "AP". [Late 19th-early 20th-century ]
Physical DescriptionThis copy has only very small stubs of the blank leaves described by GW as q1 and B3 (16/1 and 25/3). Manuscript signatures mostly trimmed away.
Size of leaves395 × 277 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Manuscript signatures
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1475 -
1485
PlaceNorthern Italy (Geonames ID: 3175395)
Areae-it
Time period1475 - 1485
Provenance TypeCoat of Arms
Decoration
Decoration NoteLarge initial on 1/2r in gold and several colors, connected to an elaborate floral border that extends down the full inner margin, halfway across the top, and across the bottom of the page. The bottom portion includes a coat of arms, blazoned (from the Pembroke catalogue): "Azure on a mount in base or, an olive tree vert between three stars of six points of the second". A large initial on 1/4r is of a completely different style, in blue with elaborate infill and penwork in blue and red, connecting with a border of geometric forms that extends completely around the text and in the space between columns as well.
Ornamental lettersYes
Coat of armsYes
RubricationYes
Pen initialsYes
Rubrication noteOther initials added throughout in alternating red and blue, in each case with elaborate penwork in contrasting color, extending vertically through most of the adjacent margin, whether outer, inner, or between columns. The style is consistent with that of the border on 1/4r. Paragraph marks added in red; capitals highlighted in yellow. Headlines (chapter numbers on rectos only) added in red. (1475-1485)
Provenance
1650 -
1700
Areae-fr
Time period1650 - 1700
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteFull brown calf, covers sprinkled in black, spine ornately gilt, with a red leather spine label (perhaps added by Pembroke), edges sprinkled red and brown.
Binding date17th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions404 × 295 × 76 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingGold
EdgesColoured
Writing on edgesNone
GaufferedNo
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1700 -
1733
PlaceWilton House (Geonames ID: 2633874)
Areae-uk
Time period1700 - 1733
Provenance TypeShelfmark
Documentary Evidence
NoteShelfmark in red at upper left of front pastedown: "K.h.11". Lot 210 in the June 1914 sale of the Pembroke library. Acquisition date conjectural.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Provenance
1853 -
1913
Areae-uk-en
Time period1853 - 1913
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteLot 210 in the sale of the Pembroke library following Herbert's death.
Method of acquisitionBequest
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue
Provenance
1914 -
1918
Areae-uk-en
Time period1914 - 1918
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteLeighton are recorded as purchaser at the Pembroke sale, for £110. Listed as item 647 in their 1918 catalogue, for £172. Finally, lot 793 in the November 1918 sale of the Leighton stock. The price code "XOT/-/-" on the rear pastedown may be Leighton's.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price110.0.0 GBP
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue
Documentary source
Provenance
1918 -
1919
Areae-uk-en
Time period1918 - 1919
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteMaggs are recorded as purchaser at the Leighton stock sale, for £80.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price80.0.0 GBP
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source
Provenance
1919 -
1919
PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1919 - 1919
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteSold to Alfred Clark Chapin, 31 May 1919.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source
Provenance
1919 -
1923
PlaceNew York (Geonames ID: 5128581)
Arean-us-ny
Time period1919 - 1923
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePurchased from Harper, 31 May 1919, for $525.
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price525 U.S. dollars
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Documentary source
Provenance
1923 -
PlaceWilliamstown, MA (Geonames ID: 4955786)
Arean-us-ma
Time period1923 -
Provenance TypeExlibris
Documentary Evidence
NoteThe gift of Alfred Clark Chapin at the founding of the Chapin Library at Williams College, February 1923. Bookplate of the Chapin Library.
Method of acquisitionDonation
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue
Documentary source
Other Information
CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered incomplete
Last Edit2023-08-02 19:19:44