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Life of the Virgin
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Congregatione de Sancto Domenego de Bologna, Bologna, ca. 1500 [fol. 1v flyleaf]; Abbate mateo Canonici [collection no. 300]; Rev. Walter Sneyd, 1835, by purchase [circular bookplate on front flyleaf]; Rev. Walter Sneyd Sale, London, 1903, no. 481; Bernard (?)] Quaritch, 1903, by purchase; Olschki Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1907, by purchase [invoice Nov. 24, 1905; described in a letter of Dec. 20, 1906]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983-1984 | Leonardo's Last Supper: Before and After. National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| 1953-1954 | Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34 x 23.5 cm)
written: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
written1: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1907
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.351
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