Breviary
3rd quarter 15th century (Renaissance)
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.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Savelli (1480-1498), Rome, by commission; L. S. Olschki [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1910 [mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 11 in cat. 74 (1910), inventory no. 30788, no. 62 in list of ca. 1912]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
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. |
1982 | God's Minstrel: St. Francis of Assisi. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 9 15/16 x 6 9/16 in. (25.2 x 16.7 cm)
written: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
written: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.334