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Source Description
Binding is non-original. Sixteenth- or seventeenth-century boards (possibly beech) re-covered in the nineteenth century with now worn red velvet, probably by Gruel; eighteenth- or nineteenth-century clasps, crudely reattached.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
88765
label
Binding from Cologne Psalter-Hours
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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7
Source metadata
id
88765
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Cologne Psalter-Hours
description
Binding is non-original. Sixteenth- or seventeenth-century boards (possibly beech) re-covered in the nineteenth century with now worn red velvet, probably by Gruel; eighteenth- or nineteenth-century clasps, crudely reattached.
provenance
Made for Franciscan community, Cologne [Calendar and litany contain numerous Franciscan saints, including the Translation of St. Francis, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Clara, and the Birth of St. Francis]; Germany [rubric on fol. 257r in German]; Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 1128, Gruel bookplate inside upper board]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.9
height
7.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 x W: 3 1/16 in. (10.9 x 7.7 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
16th or 17th century boards (possibly beech) re-covered in the nineteenth century with now worn red velvet, probably by Gruel; 18th or 19th century clasps
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6211
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MED
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none
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