Binding for a Book of Hours

1870

12 cm 17.5 cm 3.9 cm

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The Paris firm of Gruel and Engelmann was known for its deluxe bookbindings. In this Gothic Revival example, the celebrated Paris jeweler Alexis Falize (1811-98) has created a relief showing the Adoration of the Magi, surrounded by fantastic animals derived from the amusing, m...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, between 1895 and 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest [1] [1] not accessioned to the Walters Art Museum until April 1991
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