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Sermones CLXXV
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Notre-Dame at Cîteaux, ca. 1150-1175 [Ex-Libris on fol. 170r: 'LIBER SANCTE MARIE CISTERCII,' listed in Cîteaux library catalogue compiled by Abbot Jean de Cirey in 1480] until 14th or 15th century [Ex-libris copied in lower margin on fol. 1r]; Dijon, ca. 1765 [rebound in Dijon]; [French Revolutionary confiscation no. penciled on verso of fol. A: 'moo / le 20 Prairial l'an 3', 8 June 1795]; Count Justin MacCarthy-Reagh of Toulouse (1744-1811) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [not identified in his sales, ownership recorded in manuscript catalogue of Sir Thomas Phillipps]; De Bure [bookseller], Paris, ca. 1820-30 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sir Thomas Phillips [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ms. 4360: this number on rectangular citron label at base of spine]; Sir Thomas Phillips Sale, Sotheby's, London, 17 June 1908, lot 606; J. and J. Leighton [bookseller], London, 1908, by purchase; [Modern penciled entries on fol. BV: 'MiZ + / M 1 / 2 / 4']; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Manuscript Sleuthing: Discoveries of a Curator. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1991-1992 | The Illuminated Initial. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12/2018 | Treatment | examined for digitization; media consolidation; splits mended |
Geographies
France, Cîteaux (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 3/4 x 10 9/16 in. (37.4 x 26.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1895
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.19