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Title page of the Gospel of Matthew

Byzantine (Artist)
early 13th century
ink and pigments on good quality parchment
(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.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1999-2000 Eureka! The Archimedes Palimpsest. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; The Field Museum, Chicago.
1947 Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 1/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (23 x 16.5 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.

W.528.2R

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Gospel Book

Byzantine
early 13th century
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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