Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Leaf from a Pocket Bible
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
A leaf from a type of book produced in vast numbers in the thirteenth century, often in Paris. These books were used by preachers who needed to travel with a complete Vulgate bible. After the Book of Hours, these were the most commonly produced books in the Middle Ages.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Purchased by Joaneath Spicer, Baltimore, before 1990 [in Canada]; given to Lilian M. C. "Pooh" Randall, 1997; given to Walters Art Museum, 2012.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 15/16 x W: 3 1/4 in. (12.5 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lilian M.C. Randall, 2012
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.
2012.22.1