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Book of Hours
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This book of hours appears to be composed of two parts, the main text and a group of inserted leaves, both of which originated at about the same time in Savoy and may have been written by the same scribe.
Provenance
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Acquired by Léon Gruel, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2006 | Corti e Città: Arte del Quattrocento nelle Alpi Occidentali (Courts and Cities, Fifteenth Century Art in the Western Alps). Promotrice delle Belle Arti, Torino. |
| 1982-1983 | The Last Flowering: French Paintings in Illuminated Manuscripts, 1420-1530. The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/18/1982 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 12/30/2015 | Treatment | examined for digitization; media consolidation; splits mended |
Geographies
France, Savoy
(Place of Origin)
France, Paris (Place of Binding)
Measurements
H: 3 5/8 x W: 2 1/4 in. (9.2 x 5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.206