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mei/02149240 Osborn fpe75 [02149240]

New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US) : Osborn fpe75

ISTC No.ih00267000
AuthorHigden, Ranulphus
TitlePolycronicon. Tr: John Trevisa. With the continuation 1357-1460 by William Caxton
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [between 2 July and 8 October 1482]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHistory
Keywordsreligion; translation; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149240
Holding InstitutionNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US)
ShelfmarkOsborn fpe75
NoteCreated by Rachel Beaver, 1 June 2023.
Physical DescriptionLeaf Cxxvii only (signature 16.8). Collation: ab⁸C^4 1–28⁸[A²]29–48⁸49^4 50.52–55⁸.
Size of leaves274 × 210 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Manuscript signatures
Copy Features - NoteRubrication.
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1484 - 1500

Areae-uk-en
Time period1484 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, England, 1484 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Date of evidence1484-1500
RubricationYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1484 - 1600

Areae-uk-en
Time period1484 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1484-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence1484-1600
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1700

Areae-uk-en
Time period1501 - 1700
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1501-1700 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence1501-1700
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1938 -

Arean-us-ca
Time period1938 - (Unclear when the Book Club of California bought the parent volume or sold this leaf.)
Provenance nameBook Club of California, 1912- [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteRe-issued in Benjamin Putnam Kurtz, Original leaf from the Polycronicon printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the year 1482 (San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1938).
Date of evidence1938
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 2019

PlaceTokyo (Geonames ID: 1850147)
Areaa-ja
Time period - 2019
Provenance nameIsseido Booksellers, Tokyo, 1913- [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Unknown, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeSeller's mark/note
Link to Provenance ImageImage of bookseller label.
NoteBookseller mark pasted onto the front pastedown of the Book Club of California publication (1938). Takamiya (the next known owner) acquired the book before 2019. Beyond this, the precise dates are unknown.
Date of evidence1938-2019
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 2019

PlaceKeio University (Geonames ID: 8504847)
Areaa-ja
Time period - 2019
Provenance nameToshiyuki Takamiya, 1944– [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, sold to the Beinecke in 2019.
Date of evidence-2019
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 2019 -

PlaceNew Haven (Geonames ID: 4839366)
Arean-us-ct
Time period2019 -
Provenance nameNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 1963 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya in 2019.
Date of evidence2019-
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-06-19 18:49:58

All Copies

  02149240

New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US) : Osborn fpe75

ISTC No.ih00267000
AuthorHigden, Ranulphus
TitlePolycronicon. Tr: John Trevisa. With the continuation 1357-1460 by William Caxton
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [between 2 July and 8 October 1482]
Formatf°
Languageeng
full ISTC record
SubjectHistory
Keywordsreligion; translation; collection
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149240
Holding InstitutionNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US)
ShelfmarkOsborn fpe75
NoteCreated by Rachel Beaver, 1 June 2023.
Physical DescriptionLeaf Cxxvii only (signature 16.8). Collation: ab⁸C^4 1–28⁸[A²]29–48⁸49^4 50.52–55⁸.
Size of leaves274 × 210 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Manuscript signatures
Copy Features - NoteRubrication.
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1484 - 1500

Areae-uk-en
Time period1484 - 1500
Provenance nameAnonymous rubricator, England, 1484 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDecoration
Date of evidence1484-1500
RubricationYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1484 - 1600

Areae-uk-en
Time period1484 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1484-1600 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence1484-1600
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1501 - 1700

Areae-uk-en
Time period1501 - 1700
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1501-1700 [Person; Annotator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Date of evidence1501-1700
Ms. notes (frequency)A few
CommentsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1938 -

Arean-us-ca
Time period1938 - (Unclear when the Book Club of California bought the parent volume or sold this leaf.)
Provenance nameBook Club of California, 1912- [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeBibliographic Evidence
NoteRe-issued in Benjamin Putnam Kurtz, Original leaf from the Polycronicon printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the year 1482 (San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1938).
Date of evidence1938
Method of acquisitionunknown
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 2019

PlaceTokyo (Geonames ID: 1850147)
Areaa-ja
Time period - 2019
Provenance nameIsseido Booksellers, Tokyo, 1913- [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Unknown, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeSeller's mark/note
Link to Provenance ImageImage of bookseller label.
NoteBookseller mark pasted onto the front pastedown of the Book Club of California publication (1938). Takamiya (the next known owner) acquired the book before 2019. Beyond this, the precise dates are unknown.
Date of evidence1938-2019
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 2019

PlaceKeio University (Geonames ID: 8504847)
Areaa-ja
Time period - 2019
Provenance nameToshiyuki Takamiya, 1944– [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, sold to the Beinecke in 2019.
Date of evidence-2019
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 2019 -

PlaceNew Haven (Geonames ID: 4839366)
Arean-us-ct
Time period2019 -
Provenance nameNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 1963 - [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya in 2019.
Date of evidence2019-
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-06-19 18:49:58