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Binding from History of the Destruction of Troy
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This binding is not original to the manuscript, but rather was added in the nineteenth century. It is made of light brown calfskin with narrow decorative roll around the edges and on the spine. The title is stamped and gilded on spine. The interior covers have multicolored, comb-marbled pastedowns.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 × W: 6 7/8 in. (24 × 17.5 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.81.binding
