Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02150532 CW-478 [02150532]

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-478

ISTC No.im00321000
AuthorMartinus Polonus
TitleMargarita decreti seu Tabula Martiniana
Imprint[Bologna : Johannes de Nördlingen and Henricus de Harlem, not after 28 Feb. 1482]
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Pastoral
Keywordsdictionary
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02150532
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
ShelfmarkCW-478
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
Size of leaves297 × 207 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1491 - 1550

Areae-gx
Time period1491 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous, Germany, 1490-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown)
Anonymous rubricator, Germany, 1485-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Decoration
Link to Provenance ImageBlacked-out inscription at end of text. Inscription in red ink, but only the tops and bottoms of the strokes are visible. At v4r. Inscription in red ink, but only the tops and bottoms of the strokes are visible.
Large decorated capitals and rubrication on the first page of text. On a2r.
Date of evidence1482-1550
Writing on edgesAlong
Decoration NoteDecorative first letter in red and blue. Handwritten label on bottom edge in red ink: "Marga[rit]a d[e]cr[e]ti"
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
rubricationNoteRubrication throughout, with large red capitals, capital strokes and underlining. (1482-1550)
msNoteNo manuscript notes.
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1624 - 1802

placenameAmberg (Geonames ID: 2956656)
areae-gx
timeperiod1624 - 1802
ownerAmberg, Bavaria, Franciscans, S. Bernardinus Senensis, OFMObs, 1452-1555; 1624-1802 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageInscription: "Ad Bibliothec. P.P. Francisc. Amberge." On first page of text, 1r, on blank page with table of contents on the verso.
Date of evidence1600-1700
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1802 - 1850

PlaceMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1802 - 1850
Provenance nameMünchen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDeaccession mark
NoteNotation "Dupl" in pencil on 1r suggests that the book came to the Staatsbibliothek as a result of the closing of the monasteries.
Date of evidence1820-1850
Method of acquisitionRequisition

Provenance 1880 - 1898

PlaceManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1880 - 1898
Provenance nameCopinger, Walter Arthur, 1847 - 1910 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
Bibliographic Evidence
Link to Provenance ImageCopinger'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
Late 19th century half-calf binding over vellum-covered boards. Gold-tooled label on spine, including Hain number.
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.
Binding similar to other late 19th century bindings in Copinger's collection; possibly done during Copinger's ownership.
Date of evidence1880-1898
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteLate 19th century half-calf binding over vellum-covered boards. Gold-stamped label & decorations on spine. At bottom of spine, gold-stamped label "Hain 10836"
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1898 -

PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
Arean-us
Time period1898 -
Provenance nameFree Library of Philadelphia, 1891 - present [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Unknown, Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Bibliographic Evidence
NotePart of the Copinger Collection purchased for the Free Library of Philadelphia by P.A.B. Widener of Philadelphia, 1898.
Date of evidence1898
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-11-19 20:28:30

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  02150532

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-478

ISTC No.im00321000
AuthorMartinus Polonus
TitleMargarita decreti seu Tabula Martiniana
Imprint[Bologna : Johannes de Nördlingen and Henricus de Harlem, not after 28 Feb. 1482]
Formatf°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectTheology-Pastoral
Keywordsdictionary
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02150532
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
ShelfmarkCW-478
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
Size of leaves297 × 207 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1491 - 1550

Areae-gx
Time period1491 - 1550
Provenance nameAnonymous, Germany, 1490-1550 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown)
Anonymous rubricator, Germany, 1485-1500 [Person; Rubricator] (Unknown, Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeInscription
Decoration
Link to Provenance ImageBlacked-out inscription at end of text. Inscription in red ink, but only the tops and bottoms of the strokes are visible. At v4r. Inscription in red ink, but only the tops and bottoms of the strokes are visible.
Large decorated capitals and rubrication on the first page of text. On a2r.
Date of evidence1482-1550
Writing on edgesAlong
Decoration NoteDecorative first letter in red and blue. Handwritten label on bottom edge in red ink: "Marga[rit]a d[e]cr[e]ti"
Ornamental lettersYes
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteRubrication throughout, with large red capitals, capital strokes and underlining. (1482-1550)
Manuscript notesNo manuscript notes.
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1624 - 1802

PlaceAmberg (Geonames ID: 2956656)
Areae-gx
Time period1624 - 1802
ownerAmberg, Bavaria, Franciscans, S. Bernardinus Senensis, OFMObs, 1452-1555; 1624-1802 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageInscription: "Ad Bibliothec. P.P. Francisc. Amberge." On first page of text, 1r, on blank page with table of contents on the verso.
provDate1600-1700
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1802 - 1850

placenameMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
areae-gx
timeperiod1802 - 1850
ownerMünchen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (, )
provenanceType1
noteNotation "Dupl" in pencil on 1r suggests that the book came to the Staatsbibliothek as a result of the closing of the monasteries.
provDate1820-1850
methodofacqh

provenance 1880 - 1898

placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1880 - 1898
Provenance nameCopinger, Walter Arthur, 1847 - 1910 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Binding
Bibliographic Evidence
Link to Provenance ImageCopinger'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
Late 19th century half-calf binding over vellum-covered boards. Gold-tooled label on spine, including Hain number.
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.
Binding similar to other late 19th century bindings in Copinger's collection; possibly done during Copinger's ownership.
Date of evidence1880-1898
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Binding noteLate 19th century half-calf binding over vellum-covered boards. Gold-stamped label & decorations on spine. At bottom of spine, gold-stamped label "Hain 10836"
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Hist. Library Catalogue / Accession Journal

Provenance 1898 -

PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
Arean-us
Time period1898 -
Provenance nameFree Library of Philadelphia, 1891 - present [Corporate body; Present Owner] (Unknown, Library, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
Bibliographic Evidence
NotePart of the Copinger Collection purchased for the Free Library of Philadelphia by P.A.B. Widener of Philadelphia, 1898.
Date of evidence1898
Method of acquisitionPurchase
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2023-11-19 20:28:30