Book of Hours
ca. 1290-1300
parchment
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Completed in Reims, ca. 1290-1300; owned in Champagne, ca. 1300-1350; Léon Gruel, Paris, Gruel and Engelmann bookplate 'No 141'; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903, by purchase from Gruel (invoice, WAM archives).
Exhibitions
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. |
1997 | Images of Devotion: Personal Piety in Medieval Manuscripts and Ivories. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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11/17/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (15 x 11 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.98
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