Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02149709 Osborn pa52 [02149709]

New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US) : Osborn pa52

ISTC No.ip00606000
AuthorPhilelphus, Franciscus
TitleOdae
Imprint[Brescia] : Angelus Britannicus, 4 July 1497
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
KeywordsPoetry
PeriodHumanist

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149709
Holding InstitutionNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US)
CollectionThe James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection
ShelfmarkOsborn pa52
NoteCreated by Rachel Beaver, 23 Aug. 2023
Physical DescriptionImperfect: wanting first ten leaves (all before b1); supplied in manuscript facsimile.
Collation: pi² a-l⁸m⁴ (a1v, m4v blank).
Size of leaves220 × 140 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete

Provenance 1497 - 1600

PlaceFrance (Geonames ID: 3017382)
Areae-fr
Time period1497 - 1600
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, France, 1497-1600 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage of inscription
NoteAnnotator has provided marginalia on 27 pages in "hasty French cursive" (bookseller description, Arthur Freeman, 2004).
On the last page, the annotator copied out six epigrams by Eneo Silvio Piccolomini (Pope Pius II, 1405–1464), totaling 50 lines.
Date of evidence1497-1600
Method of acquisitionunknown
SupplementsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1630 - 1700

PlaceEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1630 - 1700
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, England, 1630-1700 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage of inscription
NoteThis annotator copied out the first 10 pages in manuscript facsimile and added marginalia with each ode in a caligraphic italic hand. One annotation mentions Agrippa d'Aubigne's Les Adventures du baron de Foenesta (1630), giving a terminus post quem of 1630.
Date of evidence1630-1699
Method of acquisitionunknown
CompletionsYes
SupplementsYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1901 - 2000

PlaceFrance (Geonames ID: 3017382)
Areae-fr
Time period1901 - 2000
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, France, 1901–2000 [Person; Role not specified] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageImage of inscription
NotePencil inscription on upper middle of first endleaf:
Très rare
Les 7 premiers ff [et-?] le titre
recopiés à la main
Date of evidence1901-2000
Method of acquisitionunknown
Ms. notes (frequency)Occasional
Location in BookFirst few pages
CollationYes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1999 - 1999

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1999 - 1999 (The Travel Sale: Mediterranean and the Middle East, London: Sotheby's, (October 13, 1999), lot 404. )
Provenance nameLondon, Sotheby's , 1744- [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NoteThe Travel Sale: Mediterranean and the Middle East, London: Sotheby's, (October 13, 1999), lot 404.
Date of evidence1999
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 2003 - 2003

PlaceGreat Britain (Geonames ID: 2635167)
Areae-uk
Time period2003 - 2003 (Printed Books, Maps, and Manuscripts: Part 2, London: Bonham's (June 25, 2003), lot 303. )
Provenance nameBonhams, 1793- [Corporate body; Bookseller] (Business, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePrinted Books, Maps, and Manuscripts: Part 2, London: Bonham's (June 25, 2003), lot 303.
Total number of leaves listed here is 82, rather than 84. Sales description says that all leaves before b1 (=10 leaves) are supplied in manuscript facsimile. There are no other known editions of this incunable that report the first 10 leaves in manuscript facsimile. For this reason, we can identify this incunable with the above sale, though there is a discrepancy in the number of leaves.
Date of evidenceJune 25, 2003
Method of acquisitionunknown
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 2004 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period2004 -
Provenance nameFreeman, Arthur, 1938-present [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Arthur Freeman in 2004.
Date of evidence2004
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 2004 -

PlaceNew Haven (Geonames ID: 4839366)
Arean-us-ct
Time period2004 -
Provenance nameNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 1963 - [Present Owner] (Library)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Arthur Freeman in 2004.
Date of evidence2004
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-08-30 16:14:59

All Copies

  02149709

New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US) : Osborn pa52

ISTC No.ip00606000
AuthorPhilelphus, Franciscus
TitleOdae
Imprint[Brescia] : Angelus Britannicus, 4 July 1497
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature
KeywordsPoetry
PeriodHumanist

Description of Copy

Copy Id02149709
Holding InstitutionNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (US)
CollectionThe James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection
ShelfmarkOsborn pa52
NoteCreated by Rachel Beaver, 23 Aug. 2023
Physical DescriptionImperfect: wanting first ten leaves (all before b1); supplied in manuscript facsimile.
Collation: pi² a-l⁸m⁴ (a1v, m4v blank).
Size of leaves220 × 140 mm
Copy FeaturesIncomplete

Provenance 1497 - 1600

placenameFrance (Geonames ID: 3017382)
areae-fr
timeperiod1497 - 1600
ownerAnonymous annotator, France, 1497-1600 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageImage of inscription
noteAnnotator has provided marginalia on 27 pages in "hasty French cursive" (bookseller description, Arthur Freeman, 2004).
On the last page, the annotator copied out six epigrams by Eneo Silvio Piccolomini (Pope Pius II, 1405–1464), totaling 50 lines.
provDate1497-1600
methodofacqx
hasMsSupplementsbooleanyes
hasMsCommentsbooleanyes
hasMsReadingMarksbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1630 - 1700

placenameEngland (Geonames ID: 6269131)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1630 - 1700
ownerAnonymous annotator, England, 1630-1700 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageImage of inscription
noteThis annotator copied out the first 10 pages in manuscript facsimile and added marginalia with each ode in a caligraphic italic hand. One annotation mentions Agrippa d'Aubigne's Les Adventures du baron de Foenesta (1630), giving a terminus post quem of 1630.
provDate1630-1699
methodofacqx
hasMsCompletionsbooleanyes
hasMsSupplementsbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1901 - 2000

placenameFrance (Geonames ID: 3017382)
areae-fr
timeperiod1901 - 2000
ownerAnonymous annotator, France, 1901–2000 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageImage of inscription
notePencil inscription on upper middle of first endleaf:
Très rare
Les 7 premiers ff [et-?] le titre
recopiés à la main
provDate1901-2000
methodofacqx
msFrequencya
msLocationa
hasMsCollationbooleanyes
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1999 - 1999

placenameLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1999 - 1999 (The Travel Sale: Mediterranean and the Middle East, London: Sotheby's, (October 13, 1999), lot 404. )
ownerLondon, Sotheby's , 1744- (, )
provenanceType1
noteThe Travel Sale: Mediterranean and the Middle East, London: Sotheby's, (October 13, 1999), lot 404.
provDate1999
methodofacqx
certaintya
psourcee

provenance 2003 - 2003

placenameGreat Britain (Geonames ID: 2635167)
areae-uk
timeperiod2003 - 2003 (Printed Books, Maps, and Manuscripts: Part 2, London: Bonham's (June 25, 2003), lot 303. )
ownerBonhams, 1793- (, )
provenanceType1
notePrinted Books, Maps, and Manuscripts: Part 2, London: Bonham's (June 25, 2003), lot 303.
Total number of leaves listed here is 82, rather than 84. Sales description says that all leaves before b1 (=10 leaves) are supplied in manuscript facsimile. There are no other known editions of this incunable that report the first 10 leaves in manuscript facsimile. For this reason, we can identify this incunable with the above sale, though there is a discrepancy in the number of leaves.
provDateJune 25, 2003
methodofacqx
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceAuction / Sales Catalogue

Provenance 2004 -

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period2004 -
Provenance nameFreeman, Arthur, 1938-present [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Arthur Freeman in 2004.
Date of evidence2004
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Provenance 2004 -

PlaceNew Haven (Geonames ID: 4839366)
Arean-us-ct
Time period2004 -
Provenance nameNew Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library, 1963 - [Present Owner] (Library)
Provenance TypeDocumentary Evidence
NotePer Beinecke institutional records, purchased from Arthur Freeman in 2004.
Date of evidence2004
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceDocumentary source

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-08-30 16:14:59