Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02151065 CW-101 [02151065]

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-101

ISTC No.ib00791000
AuthorBoethius
TitleDe consolatione philosophiae. Comm: Pseudo- Thomas Aquinas. Add: Compendiosa consolationis resumptio
ImprintHagenau : [Heinrich Gran], 21 Feb. 1491
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectPhilosophy
KeywordsEducation; Theology-moral; Theology-moral; Commentary; Collection
Periodpatristic

Description of Copy

Copy Id02151065
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
ShelfmarkCW-101
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
Physical Description20th century red leather binding with modern pastedowns and endleaves.
Size of leaves197 × 140 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1491 - 1803

PlaceAldersbach (Geonames ID: 2958577)
Areae-gx
Time period1491 - 1803
Provenance nameAldersbach, Zisterzienserabtei St. Maria, 1146-1803 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Clergy, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
Decoration
Manuscript Notes
Link to Provenance ImageInscription: "Liber sancte Marie in Allderspach." In formal hand above the title on the title page. In a rougher hand there is a small inscription below the title "Liber S. Marie in [Aldersbach?]
Rubrication and marginal notes. On first page of text (a8r).
Early notes on back endleaf. In two hands.
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteLarge capitals, capital strokes and paragraph strokes in the first part of the book, through l2r. Intermittent capitals and strokes thereafter, but in black ink.
Manuscript notesManuscript notes throughout in red, brown and black ink. Also includes two brief inscriptions on the back endleaf, one in red ink and the other in dark brown ink. Running heads in red through l2r.
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 1803 - 1840

PlaceMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1803 - 1840
Provenance nameMünchen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDeaccession mark
NotePencil notation on title page: "Inc. 821. Dupl." Similar to the notations used by the Bavarian State Library for the books acquired at the closing of the monasteries.
Method of acquisitionRequisition
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.
provDate1892-1898
methodofacqa
certaintya
psourcea
f

provenance 1898 -

placenamePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (Geonames ID: 4560349)
arean-us
timeperiod1898 -
ownerFree Library of Philadelphia, 1891 - present (, )
provenanceType1
notePart of the Copinger Collection purchased for the Free Library of Philadelphia by P.A.B. Widener of Philadelphia, 1898.
provDate1898
methodofacqa
bindingNote20th century red leather binding with blind-tooled lines on the covers and gold-stamped label on spine.
bindingDatex
bindingTypec
boardMaterialg
coverMaterialb
bindingStatusb
bindingdimensions206 × 146 × 37 mm
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
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copyId02151065
holdingInstitutionIdPhFL
holdingInstitutionCollectionCopinger-Widener Collection
shelfmarkCW-101
noteCreated by Eric Pumroy.
physicalDescriptionNote20th century red leather binding with modern pastedowns and endleaves.
paperSize197 × 140 mm
copyType1
supportMaterialBooka

provenance 1491 - 1803

placenameAldersbach (Geonames ID: 2958577)
areae-gx
timeperiod1491 - 1803
ownerAldersbach, Zisterzienserabtei St. Maria, 1146-1803 (, )
provenanceType1
1
1
provenanceImageInscription: "Liber sancte Marie in Allderspach." In formal hand above the title on the title page. In a rougher hand there is a small inscription below the title "Liber S. Marie in [Aldersbach?]
Rubrication and marginal notes. On first page of text (a8r).
Early notes on back endleaf. In two hands.
RubricationYes
Rubrication noteLarge capitals, capital strokes and paragraph strokes in the first part of the book, through l2r. Intermittent capitals and strokes thereafter, but in black ink.
Manuscript notesManuscript notes throughout in red, brown and black ink. Also includes two brief inscriptions on the back endleaf, one in red ink and the other in dark brown ink. Running heads in red through l2r.
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 1803 - 1840

PlaceMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1803 - 1840
Provenance nameMünchen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Library, Unknown)
Provenance TypeDeaccession mark
NotePencil notation on title page: "Inc. 821. Dupl." Similar to the notations used by the Bavarian State Library for the books acquired at the closing of the monasteries.
Method of acquisitionRequisition
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand

Provenance 1875 - 1898

PlaceManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
Areae-uk-en
Time period1875 - 1898
Provenance nameCopinger, Walter Arthur, 1847 - 1910 [Person; Former Owner] (Male, Lawyer, No characterisation/lay)
Provenance TypeExlibris
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
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.
Date of evidence1892-1898
Method of acquisitionPurchase
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 TypeBibliographic 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
Binding note20th century red leather binding with blind-tooled lines on the covers and gold-stamped label on spine.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions206 × 146 × 37 mm
certaintya
psourcea
c

otherInformation

completeness1
Last Edit2024-02-29 19:10:19