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Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece for the Preface to the Gospel of Matthew
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Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece for the Preface to the Gospel of Matthew

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Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.592 contains an illuminated incipit with aheadpiece for the preface to the Gospel of Matthew.
Provenance Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Henry Walters Ex Libris book plate on the inside of the upper board]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit Acquired by Henry Walters
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Period
7192 AM/AD 1684
Medium
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
W.592.1B
Measurements
H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 5/16 in. (16 x 11 cm)
Geographies
  • Egypt (Place of Origin)
Location Within Museum
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