Leaf from Gospels
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Werden, early 11th century (?); Abbot Duden, St. Liudger, Helmstadt, ca. 1573 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Stephanus Campmann, Benedictine Abbey, Werden, 1597 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Prior Heinrich Meibom, St. Liudger, Helmstadt, prior to 1625 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Léon Gruel, Paris, late 19th century [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2004 | Illuminating the Word: Gospel Books in the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Germany, Essen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 13/16 x 3 9/16 in. (12.3 x 9 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.5.59V