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Leaf from Gospel Book
first half 10th century
ink and pigments on good quality, smooth parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Byzantium and Early Russia)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Byzantium and Early Russia)
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.
Greek village of Aidonochori, until December 1907; Dr. Robert Forrer (d. 1947), Strasbourg [mode of acquisition unknown]; [Seen by H.R. WIlloughby "in a Paris bookstore," 1928]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 6 7/8 × W: 4 13/16 in. (17.5 × 12.2 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.524.2V
