Gemma Frisius, De principiis astronomiae, etc. — Hyde (Hida, formerly New Minster, Winchester), Hampshire. Benedictine abbey of Holy Trinity, St Mary the Virgin, and St Peter.
| Provenance: | Hyde (Hida, formerly New Minster, Winchester), Hampshire. Benedictine abbey of Holy Trinity, St Mary the Virgin, and St Peter. |
| Location: | York Minster, York |
| Shelfmark: | II.N.1 (pr. bk.) |
| Author/Title: | Gemma Frisius, De principiis astronomiae, etc. |
| Type of evidence: | i: evidence from an inscription of ownership by an individual member of a religious house (which may not, however, be evidence for institutional ownership) |
| Notes on evidence: | "De dono baccularii Bowre prioris" on the title page of Frisius. Frisius is first in a collection of five pieces. The other four may well have belonged to Bowre and have certainly been with Frisius since s. xvi. |
| Date: | Antwerp 1530, etc. |
| Ownership: | "FF" for Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, donor to York 1644–1648. |
| Notes: | Cf. Chichester Cathedral.
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