Rare Books and Special Collections Group

Provenance Guidelines | Example 1 | Example 3

Francisci Collii Collegii Ambrosiani Doctoris De animabvs paganorvm libri qvinqve, 4^o, Milan, 1622.
Shelfmark: [National Library of Scotland] U.7.4
Images courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. 

Minimum level

561 $a Inscription of John Morris, 17th-century; stamped as a British Museum Sale Duplicate 1787. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Morris, John, $d 1580–1658, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL
710 $a British Museum. $b Dept. of Printed Books, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL

Higher level

561 $a 17th-century inscription on title page: Ioh. Mauritius (Birrell, T.A. Library of John Morris, no. 410); Ink stamp, in blue, ca. 1760 on verso of title page: Mvsevm Britannicvm; Ink stamp, in red, on verso of the title page: British Museum Sale Duplicate 1787. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Morris, John, $d 1580–1658, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL
710 $a British Museum. $b Dept. of Printed Books, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL

Enhancements

655 $a Inscriptions (Provenance) $z England $y 17th century. $2 rbprov $5 StEdNL
655 $a Ink stamps (Provenance) $z England $y 18th century. $2 rbprov $5 StEdNL
655 $a Duplicate stamps (Provenance) $z England $y 18th century. $2 rbbin $5 StEdNL

Provenance Guidelines | Example 1 | Example 3