Excerpts from the Enchiridion
Pope Leo III
(attr.) (died 816)
about 1400–50
Medium/TechniqueInk, pencil (modern), and gold on parchment; bindings of calfskin over pasteboard, with traces of gilding
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 13.1 x 8 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.514
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Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceIn the 17th century, probably in Italy [see note 1]. By 1913, Dr. Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935) [see note 2]; 1917, gift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross. (Accession date: February 15, 1917)
NOTES:
[1] Seventeenth-century Italian notes inside upper cover relating to currency exchanges. [2] From 1913 until it was made a gift, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Dr. Denman Waldo Ross.
NOTES:
[1] Seventeenth-century Italian notes inside upper cover relating to currency exchanges. [2] From 1913 until it was made a gift, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Dr. Denman Waldo Ross.
late 14th century
about 1450–75
mid-15th century
mid-15th century
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
about 1300–50
mid-15th century
late 13th century
1479–1508
