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Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi
Late 13th century
vellum
Colored drawings and medallions. Latin, gothic bookhand, brown ink, 3mm. height. Red marks on text capitals, red or blue with pale aqua or red pen filigree; 4-line lobed red and bllue initials at beginning with dense pen filigree. Lead ruled text columns.
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.
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, Amédée Boinet, acting curator; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925-1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest; Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, 1982, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
433 x 42 cm
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925-1926
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.80 ()