Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02149367 CW-315 [02149367]

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-315

ISTC No.il00011000
AuthorLactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus
TitleOpera. Ed: Johannes Andreas, bishop of Aleria. Add: S. Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus: De Resurrectione Christi carmen
ImprintVenice : Vincentius Benalius, 22 Mar. 1493
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
Keywordscollection; poetry
Periodclassical

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149367
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
ShelfmarkCW-315
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
Physical Description17th - 18th century limp vellum binding. Last page is missing bottom outside corner, losing the last part of the Registrum. Blank paper pasted in as repair in the 19th century.
Size of leaves298 × 209 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Copy Features - NoteMissing last section of Registrum due to a torn page. Otherwise complete.
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1501 - 1600

Areae-it
Time period1501 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous, Italy, 1501-1600 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Manuscript Notes
Link to Provenance ImageOwner's inscription, crossed out. On top of 1r. Inscription unreadable.
Date of evidence1500-1600
decorationNoteNo rubrication and no decorative initials.
rubricationNoteNone
msNoteSmall number of brief notes and highlight marks in the margins.
msFrequencyc
msLocationc
hasMsExtractedKeywordsbooleanyes
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1550 - 1798

placenameRavenna (Geonames ID: 3169561)
areae-it
timeperiod1550 - 1798
ownerRavenna, St. Apollinaris, 1513-1798 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImageInscription: "Scancia duodecima Ordine Secundo della Libraria di Sant' Apolinar di Raven[n]a" Handwritten in ink at bottom of 1r.
Vellum binding, focused on spine with labels.
provDate1600-1750
methodofacqx
bindingNoteLimp vellum binding with manuscript label attached to spine. Shelf number "5709" written on spine. Red and blue colored page edges.
bindingDatev
bindingTypea
boardMaterialz
coverMateriala
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions301 × 216 × 34 mm
titling
toolingd
edgesb

provenance 1880 - 1898

placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1880 - 1898
ownerCopinger, Walter Arthur, 1847 - 1910 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImageCopinger's Exlibris, dated 1892. Exlibris printed in gold ink with coat of arms and decorative frame. Printed text: "Walter Arthur Copinger. Virtute et Fidelitate. 1892". Link is to image of the same Ex-Libris in MEI record https://data.cerl.org/mei/02146280
noteBook listed in the catalogue of Copinger's collection: Handlist of a Collection of Incunabula, Illustrating the Progress and Development of the Art of Printing Prior to the Year 1500, By Specimens from Over Three Hundred Different Presses. [London]: Privately Printed and Not for Circulation. 1898.
Rectangular white printed label “From the Library of Walter Arthur Copinger” attached to upper left corner of front pastedown.
provDate1892-1898
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
f

provenance 1898 -

placenamePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us
timeperiod1898 -
ownerFree Library of Philadelphia, 1891 - present (, )
provenanceType1
1
notePart of the Copinger Collection purchased for the Free Library of Philadelphia by P.A.B. Widener of Philadelphia, 1898.
provDate1898
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2023-06-23 16:00:17

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copy

copyId02149367
holdingInstitutionIdPhFL
holdingInstitutionCollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
shelfmarkCW-315
noteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
physicalDescriptionNote17th - 18th century limp vellum binding. Last page is missing bottom outside corner, losing the last part of the Registrum. Blank paper pasted in as repair in the 19th century.
paperSize298 × 209 mm
copyType1
copyFeaturesNoteMissing last section of Registrum due to a torn page. Otherwise complete.
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1501 - 1600

areae-it
timeperiod1501 - 1600
ownerAnonymous, Italy, 1501-1600 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImageOwner's inscription, crossed out. On top of 1r. Inscription unreadable.
provDate1500-1600
decorationNoteNo rubrication and no decorative initials.
rubricationNoteNone
msNoteSmall number of brief notes and highlight marks in the margins.
msFrequencyc
msLocationc
hasMsExtractedKeywordsbooleanyes
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1550 - 1798

placenameRavenna (Geonames ID: 3169561)
areae-it
timeperiod1550 - 1798
ownerRavenna, St. Apollinaris, 1513-1798 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImageInscription: "Scancia duodecima Ordine Secundo della Libraria di Sant' Apolinar di Raven[n]a" Handwritten in ink at bottom of 1r.
Vellum binding, focused on spine with labels.
provDate1600-1750
methodofacqx
bindingNoteLimp vellum binding with manuscript label attached to spine. Shelf number "5709" written on spine. Red and blue colored page edges.
bindingDatev
bindingTypea
boardMaterialz
coverMateriala
furniture0
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions301 × 216 × 34 mm
titling
toolingd
edgesb

provenance 1880 - 1898

placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1880 - 1898
ownerCopinger, Walter Arthur, 1847 - 1910 (, )
provenanceType1
1
provenanceImageCopinger's Exlibris, dated 1892. Exlibris printed in gold ink with coat of arms and decorative frame. Printed text: "Walter Arthur Copinger. Virtute et Fidelitate. 1892". Link is to image of the same Ex-Libris in MEI record https://data.cerl.org/mei/02146280
noteBook listed in the catalogue of Copinger's collection: Handlist of a Collection of Incunabula, Illustrating the Progress and Development of the Art of Printing Prior to the Year 1500, By Specimens from Over Three Hundred Different Presses. [London]: Privately Printed and Not for Circulation. 1898.
Rectangular white printed label “From the Library of Walter Arthur Copinger” attached to upper left corner of front pastedown.
provDate1892-1898
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
f

provenance 1898 -

placenamePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us
timeperiod1898 -
ownerFree Library of Philadelphia, 1891 - present (, )
provenanceType1
1
notePart of the Copinger Collection purchased for the Free Library of Philadelphia by P.A.B. Widener of Philadelphia, 1898.
provDate1898
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2023-06-23 16:00:17