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Etymologiae
Provenance
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Fol. 209 scribal colophon of fr. de gon. (Francisco de Gonzaga or frater de Gonzaga) If marquis of Mantua 1439-1464 and manuscript patron. In 1859 4 parchment folios from an earlier ms of the same work were sewn in at the beginning and end. 1st of these in late 15th c Italian hand. End leaves purchased by Seymour de Ricci (1881-1942) from P. de Sadeleer of Brussels on 9 Dec. 1903 (See DeRicci census); present whereabouts of leaves unknown.; fol 1 signature of 19th c. owner in black ink; fol 1 signature of 19th c. owner in black ink "huzard de'l'institu" J.B. huzard sale (Paris, 1842 I, no. 4860). No. 5 in the catalogue ofHenry Young and sons, Liverpool c. 1890 p.4 (patsted to front pastedown); no. 19 in a later English Catalogue (Sotheby or Quaritch) no.114 in pencil on pastedown
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. The Field Museum, Chicago; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2001-2002 | Expanding World Views: A Millennium of Maps. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Mantua
(Place of Origin)
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (23.7 x 16.7 cm)
written: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
written1: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.422