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mei/02149581 IB.53312 [02149581]

London, British Library (GB) : IB.53312

ISTC No.ij00183500
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Spanish] La leyendo de los sanctos. Flos sanctorum
Imprint[Burgos : Juan de Burgos, about 1499?]
Formatf°
Languagespa
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149581
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
ShelfmarkIB.53312
Also bound with this copyGerson, Johannes: Monotessaron, sive Concordantiae IV evangelistarum [Spanish] La passion del eterno principe Jhesu. - [Burgos : Fadrique de Basilea (Friedrich Biel), about 1493] [ig00237000] (MEI ID: 02149580)
NoteCreated by John Goldfinch
Physical DescriptionImperfect, wanting ff. a1, d6, n8, o1-2, r4-5, t2, t6-7, [et]7, A2-3, O7, Q 9-10. Ff. 4 and 7 of quire Q have changed places in binding
Size of leaves290 × 200 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Composite volume
Support material (book)Paper
SourceBMC X, p. 65

Provenance 1572 - 1572

Areae-uk-en
Time period1572 - 1572
Provenance nameAnonymous owner, England, fl. 1572 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription in English on the flyleaf verso dated 1572 f ('As god hathe done to Ierusalem ... the pope hathe deffylled Rome').
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1741 - 1753

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1741 - 1753
Provenance nameSloane, Sir Hans, 1660 - 1753 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
NoteWith Sloane's library number B 303 on the first printed leaf present, implying an acquisition around 1741. Entered in Sloane's library catalogue, BL Sloane MS 3972C vol.8 p.3802.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Documentary source

Provenance 1753 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1753 -
Provenance nameLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteWith the black MVSEVM BRITANNICVM stamp applied to books bought from Sloane's executors
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteBound, probably at the British Museum bindery, in blind-tooled calf over boards. Rebacked
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
EdgesUncoloured
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-07-25 16:21:03

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  02149581

London, British Library (GB) : IB.53312

ISTC No.ij00183500
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [Spanish] La leyendo de los sanctos. Flos sanctorum
Imprint[Burgos : Juan de Burgos, about 1499?]
Formatf°
Languagespa
full ISTC record
SubjectHagiography
Keywordsliterature devotional; liturgy; translation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149581
Holding InstitutionLondon, British Library (GB)
ShelfmarkIB.53312
Also bound with this copyGerson, Johannes: Monotessaron, sive Concordantiae IV evangelistarum [Spanish] La passion del eterno principe Jhesu. - [Burgos : Fadrique de Basilea (Friedrich Biel), about 1493] [ig00237000] (MEI ID: 02149580)
NoteCreated by John Goldfinch
Physical DescriptionImperfect, wanting ff. a1, d6, n8, o1-2, r4-5, t2, t6-7, [et]7, A2-3, O7, Q 9-10. Ff. 4 and 7 of quire Q have changed places in binding
Size of leaves290 × 200 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete
Composite volume
Support material (book)Paper
SourceBMC X, p. 65

Provenance 1572 - 1572

Areae-uk-en
Time period1572 - 1572
Provenance nameAnonymous owner, England, fl. 1572 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription in English on the flyleaf verso dated 1572 f ('As god hathe done to Ierusalem ... the pope hathe deffylled Rome').
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Provenance 1741 - 1753

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1741 - 1753
Provenance nameSloane, Sir Hans, 1660 - 1753 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Physician, Aristocracy)
Provenance TypeShelfmark
NoteWith Sloane's library number B 303 on the first printed leaf present, implying an acquisition around 1741. Entered in Sloane's library catalogue, BL Sloane MS 3972C vol.8 p.3802.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Documentary source

Provenance 1753 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk
Time period1753 -
Provenance nameLondon, British Museum Library, since 1973 The British Library, 1753- [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeStamp
NoteWith the black MVSEVM BRITANNICVM stamp applied to books bought from Sloane's executors
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteBound, probably at the British Museum bindery, in blind-tooled calf over boards. Rebacked
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
TitlingTooled
EdgesUncoloured
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-07-25 16:21:03