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Gospels
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This volume is primarily remarkable for its excellently preserved early (but not original) binding, as well as the peculiar style of its miniatures. The manuscript opens with an unusual, icon-like prefatory image of the Virgin and Child, possibly added at an early stage for use in private devotion, and is followed by Evangelist portraits facing ornate headpieces. These illuminations are important examples of non-Constantinopolitan Byzantine art.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sophia Negroponte, Chios [seen in Negroponte library by A. Papadopoulos-Kerameus in 1885]; Russian Skete of St. Andrew Karies, Mt. Athos, 1900 [no. 754; seen there by C.R. Gregory on March 26, 1902]; Thomas Whittemore, England, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | The Early History of the Bible. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix. |
| 2005 | The Early History of the Bible: Transmission of Sacred Scripture from Ancient Times to the Age of Painting. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1999-2000 | Eureka! The Archimedes Palimpsest. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; The Field Museum, Chicago. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1957-1958 | The History of Bookbinding 525-1950 A.D.. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/26/1984 | Treatment | stabilized |
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 6 11/16 x W: 4 7/16 x D: 6 3/8 in. (17 x 11.2 x 16.2 cm); Folio H: 6 5/8 × W: 4 5/16 in. (16.8 × 11 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.526
