Material Evidence
in Incunabula

mei/02152083 CW-274 [02152083]

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-274

ISTC No.ib00825000
AuthorBoethius (Pseudo-)
TitleDe disciplina scholarium. Comm: pseudo- Thomas Aquinas
ImprintStrassburg : [Georg Husner, 1495?]
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-social
KeywordsEducation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02152083
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collections
ShelfmarkCW-274
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy
Physical Description20th century brown leather binding. Large "A" in brown ink at bottom of title page suggests that this text was once bound with other texts.
Size of leaves196 × 138 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1495 - 1803

PlaceMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1495 - 1803
Provenance nameMunich, Augustinian Hermits, S. Johannes Baptista et Evangelista, OESA, 1294-1803 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Male, Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageInscription: "Ad Conventu[m] Monacense[m] Ord[ini] Er[emitani] S[ancti] Aug[ustini]" At top of title page in brown ink.
Date of evidence1500-1600
Decoration NoteNo decoration
Rubrication noteNo rubrication
Manuscript notesNo manuscript notes other than the inscription and a large "A" at the bottom of the title page, suggesting that this was once bound with other texts.
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 ImageEarly exlibris of Walter Arthur Copinger. Ex-libris with coat of arms, but no frame or date. Link is to image of the same ex-libris in MEI record https://data.cerl.org/mei/02146186.
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.
Date of evidence1875-1898
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 brown leather binding with blind-stamped label on spine. Page edges colored red.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions201 × 144 × 18 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-28 20:04:58

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  02152083

Philadelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US) : CW-274

ISTC No.ib00825000
AuthorBoethius (Pseudo-)
TitleDe disciplina scholarium. Comm: pseudo- Thomas Aquinas
ImprintStrassburg : [Georg Husner, 1495?]
Format4°
Languagelat
full ISTC record
SubjectLiterature-social
KeywordsEducation
Periodmedieval

Description of Copy

Copy Id02152083
Holding InstitutionPhiladelphia PA, Free Library of Philadelphia (US)
CollectionCopinger-Widener Collections
ShelfmarkCW-274
NoteCreated by Eric Pumroy
Physical Description20th century brown leather binding. Large "A" in brown ink at bottom of title page suggests that this text was once bound with other texts.
Size of leaves196 × 138 mm
Copy FeaturesComplete
Support material (book)Paper

Provenance 1495 - 1803

PlaceMunich (Geonames ID: 2867714)
Areae-gx
Time period1495 - 1803
Provenance nameMunich, Augustinian Hermits, S. Johannes Baptista et Evangelista, OESA, 1294-1803 [Corporate body; Former Owner] (Male, Religious institution, Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
Link to Provenance ImageInscription: "Ad Conventu[m] Monacense[m] Ord[ini] Er[emitani] S[ancti] Aug[ustini]" At top of title page in brown ink.
Date of evidence1500-1600
Decoration NoteNo decoration
Rubrication noteNo rubrication
Manuscript notesNo manuscript notes other than the inscription and a large "A" at the bottom of the title page, suggesting that this was once bound with other texts.
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 ImageEarly exlibris of Walter Arthur Copinger. Ex-libris with coat of arms, but no frame or date. Link is to image of the same ex-libris in MEI record https://data.cerl.org/mei/02146186.
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.
Date of evidence1875-1898
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 brown leather binding with blind-stamped label on spine. Page edges colored red.
Binding date20th cent.
Binding typeBoards
Board materialPaper
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusRebound
Binding Dimensions201 × 144 × 18 mm
TitlingTooled
ToolingBlind
EdgesColoured
CertaintyThe recording of this evidence is considered certain
SourceBook in hand
Library catalogue

Other Information

CompletenessThe enumeration of provenance evidence is considered complete
Last Edit2024-08-28 20:04:58