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Proverbes en rimes
ca. 1490 (Renaissance)
ink on paper covered with red morocco with a vellum doublure
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Renaissance Europe )
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Renaissance Europe )
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.
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.
Léon Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 12]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2019 | Animal Tales. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2013 | Living by the Book: Monks, Nuns, and Their Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2009 | Prayers in Code: Books of Hours from Renaissance France. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | Daily Life in Medieval Books. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1993 | Travel in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989 | Art in the Book:The Vision of Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture in Illuminated Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2016 | Treatment | binding stabilized; examined for digitization; media consolidation; repaired; stabilized |
Geographies
France, Savoy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 7/8 x W: 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
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.313
