Foliate Initial "H" (Here Ihesu Criste) with Grotesques in Margin

Provenance Credit

Provenance [Created in the fifteenth century, Haarlem, Netherlands]; Marshall C. Lefferts [ex-libris on inside corner, upper board],1901 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Lefferts Sale, 1901; George H. Richmond, 1901 [purchased from Lefferts Sale, 1901]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Geert Grote (1340-1384) (Author)

Period

2nd half 15th century

Medium

ink and pigments on highly finished, thin to medium weight cream-colored parchment
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.192.61R

Measurements

Folio H: 7 1/2 × W: 5 3/16 in. (19.1 × 13.2 cm)

Geographies

Netherlands (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Book of Hours in Dutch	Title
2nd half 15th century	Period
W.192	Accession
gospel	Tags

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2nd half 15th century	Period
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Foliate Initial "H" (Here du Selte) with Human-faced Animal in Margin	Title
2nd half 15th century	Period
W.192.83R	Accession

Foliate Initial "H" (Here in Dynre) with Beast-legged Bishop in Margin	Title
2nd half 15th century	Period
W.192.105R	Accession

Foliate Initial "M" (Mi hebben) with Beast-legged Nude Woman in Margin	Title
2nd half 15th century	Period
W.192.121R	Accession

Binding from Book of Hours in Dutch	Title
2nd half 15th century	Period
W.192.binding	Accession