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De Miserabilis humanae conditionis ingressu, progressu, egressu
ca. 1450 (early Renaissance)
ink, tempera paint and gold leaf on parchment, bound between cardboards covered with original stamped red calf, tooled with nesting rects of knotwork
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Inscription
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.
Olschki [mode and date of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase [inv. no. 8584, 32943, list of ca. 1912, no 81]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Ferrara (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (18.2 x 12.2 cm)
written: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
written: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.348