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Book of Hours
1425-1430 (Medieval)
parchment bound between cardboard covered with orange-brown velvet with crimson and white silk endbands around double cores
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Seguin family, 19th century [mode of acquisition unknown]; Léon Gruel, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2010 | The Christmas Story: Picturing the Birth of Christ in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1994 | A Bouquet of French Manuscripts: Remembering Eleanor Spencer. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992 | Royalty in Medieval Miniatures. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1986-1987 | Puer Natus Est : The Christmas Story in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1982-1983 | The Last Flowering: French Paintings in Illuminated Manuscripts, 1420-1530. The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/1982 | Treatment | stabilized |
| 12/29/1988 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; stabilized; other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 13/16 in. (23.5 x 17.3 x 4.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1895
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.288
