Provenance

Evidence of the history of the ownership of a particular item (e.g.: auctions records, booksellers’ records, book plates, etc.) The item may be important because of who owned it; perhaps a president or important bookseller, collector, royalty, or someone who may be related to the book in some way.

Danish: Berømt proveniens
Dutch: (Beroemde) herkomst
French: Provenance
German: Provenienz
Italian: Provenienza
Spanish: Procedencia illustre
Swedish: Proveniensexemplar