Le roman de la rose
mid 14th century
parchment with ink, paint and gold
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(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.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Leon Gruel (?), Paris, late 19th-early 20th century; Henry Walters, Baltimore, ca. 1895-1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2009 | Romance of the Rose: Visions of Love in Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
1991 | Tales in the Telling: Secular Narrative Illustration in the Medieval Book. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1986 | Text and Image: Medieval Book Illustration. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
1/2/1986 | Treatment | stabilized |
1/14/1986 | Treatment | stabilized |
Geographies
France, Paris
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Binding)
Measurements
H: 11 7/16 x W: 7 7/8 in. (29 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1894
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.143