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Initial Q with David Enthroned with Sword and Orb; Owl and Man Blowing Horn in Margins
late 13th century
ink and pigments on medium-weight, cream-colored parchment; laid paper flyleaves
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Medieval Europe , 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.
[Made for Franciscan use in Cologne, late thirteenth century, Ripuarisch dialect points to Cologne region]; Augustinian nuns of St. Cecilia, Cologne, late 15th or 16th century [who added folios 1-23 and 261; Susanna Koull, 17th century [her name on front pastedown, Koull-Binsfelt family obituaries in calendar]; L.S. Olschki; Henry Walters, by purchase [L.S. Olschiki, no. 24].
Geographies
Germany
(Place of Origin)
Flanders (Place of Binding)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 1/16 × W: 3 13/16 in. (12.9 × 9.7 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.111.108V
