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Leaf from Freising Gospels

German (Artist)
Saint Jerome (died 419/420) (Author)
2nd half 9th century (Medieval)
ink and pigments on parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )

Provenance
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Freising, Germany, ca. 865-875; Germany, 19th century; Leon Gruel and Robert Engelmann, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [mode of acquisition unknown, no.78]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 19, 1917 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Germany, Freising (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 6 7/8 x W: 4 13/16 in. (17.5 x 12.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1917

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.

W.4.179R

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Freising Gospels

German
2nd half 9th century (Medieval)
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