Scala Santa
Provenance
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Nicolo da Martino; Howell Wills [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, London, July 11, 1894, no. 482; Quaritch, July 11, 1894, by purchase; L. S. Olschki [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [inv. no. 35190, from the same library as W.291, (Walters Olim #) A.III.67]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2013 | Living by the Book: Monks, Nuns, and Their Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2005-2006 | Dressed in Gold: Books of the Italian Renaissance. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Siena (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 9 1/2 x 6 9/16 in. (24.2 x 16.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.157