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Book of Hours
16th/17th century
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 the 1440s for use of Rome and Dominican use, illumination reflects influence of Bedford Master and associates. Effaced entry in lower margin on f. 31, s. XVI/XVII. On back pastedown, in pencil, s. XIX ex.: '34'. Léon Gruel, Paris bookbinder and bookseller, Gruel and Engelmann bookplate inscribed 'No. 128', s. XIX/XX. Henry Walters, Baltimore, between 1895-1931, by purchase from Gruel.
Exhibitions
1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19 x 13 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.257