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Psalter
ca. 1300-1325
parchment
Provenance
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Completed in Paris for Dominican use, first owned by Blanche of Brittany (?; d. 1322) mother of Queen Jeanne d'Evreux of France (1325-1328), ca. 1320; added on upper corners of fol. z, 18th century: 'cdto#' and 'cxd#'; Léon Gruel, Paris, 19th/20th century, Gruel and Engelmann bookplate inscribed 'No. 376'; Léon Gruel Ms. 9 (slip, WAM file); Henry Walters, Baltimore, ca. 1905 (WAM archives), by purchase from Gruel.
Exhibitions
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1996-1997 | Music in Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | The Psalms of David in the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1991-1992 | The Illuminated Initial. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1987 | O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song: Music Manuscripts from the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 5/16 in. (14.6 x 11 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.115