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Source Description
A leaf from a type of book produced in vast numbers in the thirteenth century, often in Paris. These books were used by preachers who needed to travel with a complete Vulgate bible. After the Book of Hours, these were the most commonly produced books in the Middle Ages.
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Document identity
localId
88837
label
Leaf from a Pocket Bible
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
88837
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from a Pocket Bible
description
A leaf from a type of book produced in vast numbers in the thirteenth century, often in Paris. These books were used by preachers who needed to travel with a complete Vulgate bible. After the Book of Hours, these were the most commonly produced books in the Middle Ages.
provenance
Purchased by Joaneath Spicer, Baltimore, before 1990 [in Canada]; given to Lilian M. C. ""Pooh"" Randall, 1997; given to Walters Art Museum, 2012.
date
ca. 1250
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
8.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 3 1/4 in. (12.5 x 8.3 cm)
Source extras
med
ink on calfskin parchment
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
9b56eb83a2aeb6f3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4b33039e2a6cae33
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no