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Book of Hours
ca. 1410-1435
parchment
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.
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.
Paris (Rouen use with Parisian and Breton saints), 1420s; signed Monterby, love poem added S. XVII, (f. 168v); G. Picart inscribed on front paste-down, S. XVIII, repeated on f. 168v, lines 14-15: 'G. Picart de Villers-Cothrets'; bookseller's penciled entry, S. XIX (front pastedown): '16 miniatures / fin XIV s'; Leon Gruel, Paris bookbinder and bookseller, s. XIX/XX (slip in WAG file, fomerly affixed to f. A); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895-1931, by purchase from Gruel.
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1986-1987 | Puer Natus Est : The Christmas Story in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 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.259