Breviary
1412
parchment with ink, paint and gold, bound in brownish red morocco
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
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.
Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1894, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2020 | The Saint Francis Missal. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
1995 | To Hell and Back: Medieval Images of the Afterworld. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1982 | God's Minstrel: St. Francis of Assisi. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Rouen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 7/16 x W: 6 1/4 in. (21.5 x 15.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1894
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.300