Miniature Manuscript Used as a Pendant
This tiny manuscript written for a lady served as a pretty pendant as well as a prayer book. The gold cover is enameled and set with rubies. During the Renaissance, miniature books were valued as works of virtuosity as well as devotional aids. The chain allowed it to be hung a...
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6483
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1895 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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8
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| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.444 |
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