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Historiated Initial "E" with Jonah and the Whale

English (Author)
ca. 1260; miniature additions ca. 1290-1300
ink and pigments on very thin high quality parchment
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)

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.

Mr. Hulinx Borum, England [1]. Léon Gruel, Paris. Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

[1] folio 1r

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Geographies

England (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 5 11/16 × W: 3 3/4 in. (14.5 × 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Romanesque and Gothic Art

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.51.377V

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Pocket-Sized Bible

English
ca. 1260; miniature additions ca. 1290-1300 (Gothic)
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21201

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