Rare Books and Special Collections Group

Provenance Guidelines | Example 1 | Example 2

Antonii à Leeuwenhoek, Regiae Societatis Anglicanae Socii Opera omnia, seu Arcana naturae, 4^o, Leiden, 1722. Shelfmark: [National Library of Scotland] M.13.b.12
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Minimum level

561 $a Inscription of John Shipton, surgeon in London, early 18th-century; bookplate of Francis Dickins, 1795. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Dickins, Francis, $d d. 1833, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Shipton, John, $d 1680–1748, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL

Higher level

561 $a Inscription on title page, early 18th-century: Joan Shipton Chirurg. Lond; Armorial bookplate (Franks 8625) on front pastedown: Fr. Dickins Armig. 1795. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Dickins, Francis, $d d. 1833, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL
700 $a Shipton, John, $d 1680–1748, $e former owner. $5 StEdNL

Enhancements

655 $a Inscriptions (Provenance) $z England $y 18th century. $2 rbprov $5 StEdNL
655 $a Armorial bookplates (Provenance) $z England $y 18th century. $2 rbprov $5 StEdNL

Provenance Guidelines | Example 1 | Example 2