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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.
Library of Gonzaga Marquis, dukes of Mantua [arms on fol. 110r]; Museo Cavaleri, Milan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [stamp on fol. 1r]; Demoulard [publisher] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Pietro Vergani [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale; Charles Butler, Hatfield [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale; William Morris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, London, 1898, no. 345; Laurence W. Hodson, 1898, by purchase; Sale, London, 1906, no. 109; Quaritch, 1906, by purchase; Olschki [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1912 [inv. no. 30433, list of ca. 1912, no. 53]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2009 | The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2005-2006 | Dressed in Gold: Books of the Italian Renaissance. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1994-1995 | Renaissance Books and Manuscripts of the Humanist Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989-1990 | Manuscript Painting in the Renaissance. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Siena (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 3/16 x 9 5/16 in. (33.5 x 23.6 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.350.10R
