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Book of Hours

French (Artist)
ca. 1500 (Renaissance)
vellum bound between velvet over beech wood boards with chemise
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Renaissance Europe )

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.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2009 Prayers in Code: Books of Hours from Renaissance France. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1997-1998 Covered in Meaning: Book Bindings from The Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1993 The Art of Fine Binding in the Renaissance. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1988 Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

France, Paris (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (25.5 x 16.5 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.

W.294

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Baltimore, MD
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