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Binding from Incomplete Book of Hours

Léon Gruel (French, 1841-1923) (?) (Binder)
late 19th-early 20th century (Gothic)
pasteboard covered with green velvet with white and green silk endbands
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)

French green velvet binding, now mostly worn away, from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, and likely by Léon Gruel. It is tightly sewn, with white and green silk endbands and gilded edges. Traces of a fastener is visible in the middle of fore-edge on both boards.

Provenance
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Gruel and Engelmann Collection, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
10/1/1958 Treatment other
6/26/1984 Treatment stabilized
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France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Folio H: 2 11/16 × W: 1 7/8 in. (6.8 × 4.7 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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W.85.binding

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Book of Hours

Léon Gruel (French, 1841-1923) (?)
early 14th century (Gothic)
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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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