Research Guides: Using Archives and Special Collections (Tri-Co): Provenance

Provenance

Provenance is the tracing of the history of an object (usually a work of art of a book) through its various owners and locations.

Provenance Research in Book History
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This handbook by David Pearson is an essential source for provenance advice.
Provenance research
A guide to researching book provenance from the British Library. While it focuses on identifying materials in the BL's collections, its general principles are widely applicable.
Provenance: An Annotated Bibliography
A guide to provenance research from Princeton University Special Collections.
Provenance Online Project
A Flickr site from Penn cataloging provenance evidence in their collections.