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The Conradin Bible
A remarkable, fragmentary Bible has long been associated with the young Conradin, king of Jerusalem and Sicily and last of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, who was beheaded in Naples in 1268 at the age of 16.
Provenance
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Associated with Conradin of Hohenstaufen, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (d. 1268) [in a note (no longer extant) by the comte de Bastard which was found at the beginning of the manuscript according to Delisle, 1892]; Comte Auguste Bastard d'Estang (No. B741), early 19th century [two color lithographs made for Peintures et ornaments 1832-1869.]; Spitzer, Paris, Sale 1893 (no. 3030); Charles Stein; Paris; Jacques Rosenthal, Munich, 1902 and 1905 catalogues; Henry Walters, 1905 [Leo Olschki as agent; Walters shelfmark J.VI.2].
Exhibitions
| 2009 | The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2005 | The Early History of the Bible: Transmission of Sacred Scripture from Ancient Times to the Age of Painting. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004 | Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| 2002 | The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Academy Art Museum, Easton; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. |
| 1998 | Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1995 | Manuscript Sleuthing: Discoveries of a Curator. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992-1993 | The Bible Before Luther. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1990-1991 | The Book and the Author: Portraits of the Evangelists in Eastern and Western Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1986 | Jewish Heroes in Christian Books. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984 | The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1980 | Undercover Stories in Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1974 | Medieval Art, 1060-1550. University Art Gallery, South Bend. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for condition; media consolidation; mounted | |
| 7/26/1976 | Treatment | loss compensation; mounted |
| 2/10/1977 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 1/24/1983 | Treatment | stabilized |
| 5/10/1984 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 2/6/1985 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
southern
(Place of Origin)
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (36.2 x 25 cm)
written: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
written1: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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W.152
