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Book of Emblems

Andrea Alciati (Italian, 1492-1550) (Artist)
Matthias Bonhomme (Printer)
Guillaume Rouille (French, 1518-1589) (Publisher)
1548 (Renaissance)
woodcut print on paper; vellum with green fabric
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Renaissance Europe )

fol. 57r: Impossibile

Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2017 Uncertain Times: Martin Luther's Remedies for the Soul. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
2009 Prayers in Code: Books of Hours from Renaissance France. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
9/6/2012 Treatment binding stabilized; tears repaired
9/6/2012 Examination examined for condition; examined for exhibition
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France, Lyon (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Closed H: 7 1/2 x W: 5 3/8 x D: 1 in. (19.1 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm); Box H: 8 x W: 6 1/4 x D: 1 3/8 in. (20.3 x 15.8 x 3.5 cm); Page 57r H: 7 1/2 x W: 4 15/16 in. (19 x 12.5 cm); Open H: 7 1/2 x W: 8 1/2 x D: 4 in. (19.1 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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92.24

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