Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02150787 CW-41 [02150787]

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-41

ISTC No.ib01046000
AuthorBossus, Matthaeus
TitleRecuperationes Faesulanae
ImprintBologna : Bazalerius de Bazaleriis, (28 Oct.?) 1493
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-Moral
Keywordsletter collection
Periodhumanist

Description of Copy

Copy Id02150787
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
ShelfmarkCW-41
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
Size of leaves204 × 147 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1498 - 1599

Areae
Time period1498 - 1599
Provenance nameAnonymous annotator, 1400-1599 [Person; Annotator] (Male, Unknown, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeManuscript Notes
Link to Provenance ImageLong marginal note in brown ink. At bottom of 1v.
Manicules and marginal notes. Folios 3dv-4dr.
Date of evidence1500-1600
Decoration NoteNo decorations
Rubrication noteNo rubrication
Manuscript notesManuscript notes throughout. 1 lengthy note at the bottom of folio 1v. Remaining notes are brief or highlightings, including distinctive long-fingered manicules.
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1750 - 1825

Areae-fr
Time period1750 - 1825
Provenance nameAnonymous, France, 1750-1825 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Seller's mark/note
Link to Provenance ImageLate 18th century vellum binding.
Notation on recto of the 2nd back endleaf: "12 F" In ink.
NoteNotation "12 F" suggests that the book was offered by a French dealer for 12 francs.
Date of evidence1750-1825
Binding noteVellum binding over paper boards. Pink and white marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves. Page edges colored blue.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions210 × 155 × 33 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesColoured
Price12 francs
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1820 - 1829

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1829
Provenance nameThorpe, Thomas, 1791 - 1851 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageInscription: "18sh bought of Thorpe in 1827." Recto of 2nd front endleaf.
Date of evidence1827
Price18 shillings
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1792 - 1843

PlaceDublin (Geonames ID: 2964574)
Areae-ie
timeperiod1792 - 1843
ownerBunting, Edward, 1773-1843 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageInscription "E. Bunting" In pencil on verso of first front endleaf, over partially erased pencil notations on the book.
notePossibly Edward Bunting, scholar of traditional Irish music.
provDate1830-1845
certaintyb
psourcea

provenance 1855 - 1875

areae-uk-en
timeperiod1855 - 1875
ownerAnonymous bookseller, England, 1855-1875 (, )
provenanceType1
noteLate 19th century English bookseller's printed description of the book, pasted on to verso of the first front endleaf.
provDate1850-1875
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1875 - 1898

placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1875 - 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
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copyId02150787
holdingInstitutionIdPhFL
holdingInstitutionCollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
shelfmarkCW-41
noteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
paperSize204 × 147 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1498 - 1599

areae
timeperiod1498 - 1599
ownerAnonymous annotator, 1400-1599 (, )
provenanceType1
provenanceImageLong marginal note in brown ink. At bottom of 1v.
Manicules and marginal notes. Folios 3dv-4dr.
provDate1500-1600
Decoration NoteNo decorations
Rubrication noteNo rubrication
Manuscript notesManuscript notes throughout. 1 lengthy note at the bottom of folio 1v. Remaining notes are brief or highlightings, including distinctive long-fingered manicules.
Ms. notes (frequency)Extensive
Location in BookThroughout
Extraction of keywordsYes
CommentsYes
Reading marks (underlining and pointing hands)Yes
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1750 - 1825

Areae-fr
Time period1750 - 1825
Provenance nameAnonymous, France, 1750-1825 [Person; Former Owner] (Unknown, Unknown)
Provenance TypeBinding
Seller's mark/note
Link to Provenance ImageLate 18th century vellum binding.
Notation on recto of the 2nd back endleaf: "12 F" In ink.
NoteNotation "12 F" suggests that the book was offered by a French dealer for 12 francs.
Date of evidence1750-1825
Binding noteVellum binding over paper boards. Pink and white marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves. Page edges colored blue.
Binding date18th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialParchment/Vellum
FurnitureNo
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions210 × 155 × 33 mm
TitlingNone
ToolingNone
EdgesColoured
Price12 francs
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1820 - 1829

PlaceLondon (Geonames ID: 2643743)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1820 - 1829
Provenance nameThorpe, Thomas, 1791 - 1851 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageInscription: "18sh bought of Thorpe in 1827." Recto of 2nd front endleaf.
Date of evidence1827
Price18 shillings
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1792 - 1843

PlaceDublin (Geonames ID: 2964574)
Areae-ie
Time period1792 - 1843
Provenance nameBunting, Edward, 1773-1843 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Scholar, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageInscription "E. Bunting" In pencil on verso of first front endleaf, over partially erased pencil notations on the book.
NotePossibly Edward Bunting, scholar of traditional Irish music.
Date of evidence1830-1845
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered uncertain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1855 - 1875

Areae-uk-en
Time period1855 - 1875
Provenance nameAnonymous bookseller, England, 1855-1875 [Person; Bookseller] (Male, Booktrade, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeSeller's mark/note
NoteLate 19th century English bookseller's printed description of the book, pasted on to verso of the first front endleaf.
Date of evidence1850-1875
certaintya
psourcea

provenance 1875 - 1898

placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1875 - 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
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

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CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
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