10-11-2026, 01:24 PM
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Dear all,
As announced, I would now like to present the ownership inscriptions in two books that I found during my research in Manuscriptorium. Both are now catalogued as having belonged to Jakub Horčický.
An important clue was their previous catalogue attribution to “Jacobus z Trpenau”. In the book bearing the number 33, the inscription had been transcribed as “Jacobj a Trpenau No 33”. The books were initially catalogued under this different reading of the name.
Following my enquiry, the National Library of the Czech Republic reviewed and corrected both catalogue records. Both now list “Horčický z Tepence, Jakub, 1575–1622” as a former owner. The current catalogue transcriptions are:
- No. 14 – shelfmark 46 G 40: “Jacobus a Tepenecz N[…]14”. Renatus Hensaeus, Facilis et simplex Introductio ad meditandum, Olomouc, 1608.
- No. 33 – shelfmark 24 J 104: “Jacobj a Tepenecz No 33”. Constitutiones patrum Congregationis Casinensis, Paris, 1603.
Of particular interest is the fact that “Nᵒ 33” appears both on the title page and on the binding of the same book. The three attached images show the ownership inscription with No. 14, the inscription with No. 33, and the additional numbering on the binding.
The Library has explicitly confirmed that I may publish the relevant image excerpts on the forum for non-commercial discussion, with appropriate source credits.
According to the Library, the attribution is based on the ownership inscriptions. This confirmation does not establish whether the inscriptions were written in Horčický’s own hand.
My sincere thanks go to Dr René Zandbergen and Rafał Prinke for their assistance in assessing these finds, and to the National Library for reviewing and correcting the catalogue records.
Image credits: National Library of the Czech Republic, Manuscriptorium.
Image 1: Shelfmark 46 G 40, title page, scan 9.
"Digitised book bearing No. 14" (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Images 2 and 3: Shelfmark 24 J 104, title page (scan 5) and binding (scan 1).
"Digitised book bearing No. 33" (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Best wishes,
Dirk Henke
Cologne, Germany
As announced, I would now like to present the ownership inscriptions in two books that I found during my research in Manuscriptorium. Both are now catalogued as having belonged to Jakub Horčický.
An important clue was their previous catalogue attribution to “Jacobus z Trpenau”. In the book bearing the number 33, the inscription had been transcribed as “Jacobj a Trpenau No 33”. The books were initially catalogued under this different reading of the name.
Following my enquiry, the National Library of the Czech Republic reviewed and corrected both catalogue records. Both now list “Horčický z Tepence, Jakub, 1575–1622” as a former owner. The current catalogue transcriptions are:
- No. 14 – shelfmark 46 G 40: “Jacobus a Tepenecz N[…]14”. Renatus Hensaeus, Facilis et simplex Introductio ad meditandum, Olomouc, 1608.
- No. 33 – shelfmark 24 J 104: “Jacobj a Tepenecz No 33”. Constitutiones patrum Congregationis Casinensis, Paris, 1603.
Of particular interest is the fact that “Nᵒ 33” appears both on the title page and on the binding of the same book. The three attached images show the ownership inscription with No. 14, the inscription with No. 33, and the additional numbering on the binding.
The Library has explicitly confirmed that I may publish the relevant image excerpts on the forum for non-commercial discussion, with appropriate source credits.
According to the Library, the attribution is based on the ownership inscriptions. This confirmation does not establish whether the inscriptions were written in Horčický’s own hand.
My sincere thanks go to Dr René Zandbergen and Rafał Prinke for their assistance in assessing these finds, and to the National Library for reviewing and correcting the catalogue records.
Image credits: National Library of the Czech Republic, Manuscriptorium.
Image 1: Shelfmark 46 G 40, title page, scan 9.
"Digitised book bearing No. 14" (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Images 2 and 3: Shelfmark 24 J 104, title page (scan 5) and binding (scan 1).
"Digitised book bearing No. 33" (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Best wishes,
Dirk Henke
Cologne, Germany
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