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Epistola ad Philocratem
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Arms of Federico di Montefeltro, duke of Urbino in ms. No. 389 in Indice vecchio of ducal library compiled between 1482 and 1487. Collection of Count Eugenio Minutoli-Tegrimi of Lucca, cat. 1871 p. 27 no. 142. A. Firmin-Didot sale Paris 1883 no. 23 to Labitte; Eugene Piot (?Paris 1890 sale not identified) Marshal C. Leffferts sold 1901 to George H. Richmond, checklist 1901, p. 56.
Exhibitions
| 1997-1998 | Covered in Meaning: Book Bindings from The Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1993-1994 | Medieval Writing and Calligraphy. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1993 | The Art of Fine Binding in the Renaissance. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Judging a Book by its Cover: Fine Bindings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy
(Place of Origin)
Urbino (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 8 7/8 x 5 9/16 in. (22.5 x 14.2 cm)
written: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
written1: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 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.356