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Binding from Aussem Hours
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This sixteenth century German binding is original to the manuscript. It has brown leather over wooden boards and is stamped with designs of fleurs-de-lis, rosettes, unicorns, Cologne heraldry, and St. Paul under an arch. Holes are visible where clasps (now missing) were originally attached.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Aussem family, Cologne, early sixteenth century [1]; Marshall C. Lefferts Collection, New York, before 1901; purchased by George H. Richmond collection, New York, 1901. Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] fol. 58v coat of arms, fol. 82v kneeling donor
Geographies
Germany, Cologne (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 11/16 × W: 4 3/4 in. (17 × 12 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.437.binding
