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Prayer Book (Compilation)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
This Prayer Book, ca. 1500, is a compilation of several texts from at least five different hands, with the miniatures featuring several hands as well. The illusionistic borders with exceptional motifs are of particular note. Borders towards the beginning of the book appear to be by a different artist, as later groups of borders differ in both design and color, with smaller motifs, less crowding, blossoming red carnations and lilies, and some amusing drolleries (fol. 57r-v).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2007 | For This is My Body: The Medieval Missal. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1991 | The Gothic Revival: The Illuminated Manuscript in Medieval and Modern Times. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1990 | Outdoor Space in Medieval Book Illumination. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/6/2014 | Treatment | examined for condition; examined for digitization; media consolidation |
Geographies
Belgium, Ghent (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 15/16 × W: 3 7/8 in. (15.1 × 9.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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W.436