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Gospel Book
ca. 1100 (Medieval)
parchment with ink and paint
(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, late 19th century; Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1894 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004 | Illuminating the Word: Gospel Books in the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1990 | From Romanesque to Gothic: Illumination in Transition. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1968 | In Remembrance of Creation: Evolution of Art and Scholarship in the Medieval and Renaissance Bible. Brandeis University Library, Waltham. |
| 1965 | 2,000 Years of Calligraphy. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1965 | Medieval Art. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa. |
| 1959 | The World as a Symbol: An Exhibit of Medieval Art. Queens College, Flushing. |
| 1953-1954 | Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
| 1949 | Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1940 | Arts of the Middle Ages. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston. |
| 1953-1957 | 4000 Years of Modern Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2017 | Treatment | examined for digitization; media consolidation; splits mended; stabilized |
Geographies
Spain
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 7/8 x W: 9 5/8 x D: 2 9/16 in. (27.6 x 24.5 x 6.5 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.17
