Bible (Genesis - Psalms)
1454
Place of ManufactureZwolle, The Netherlands
Medium/TechniqueTempera, gold leaf, pencil (modern), and ink on parchment; bindings of calfskin over boards, bronze, and leather
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 36.4 x 26.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number09.634
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
Provenance1454, written at St. Gregory house (Fraterhuis), Brethen of the Common Life, Zwolle, Germany; after writing, sent or sold to Cologne [see note 1]. 1909, deposited at the MFA by an unidentified source. (Accession date: January 1, 1909)
NOTES:
[1] In Cologne, the painted initials were added to the entire volume and the penflourished initials completed.
NOTES:
[1] In Cologne, the painted initials were added to the entire volume and the penflourished initials completed.
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
late 13th century
about 1433–66
mid-15th century
probably 1275–1300 (France), with additions in 1350–1400 (Italy)
1479–1508
about 1300–50
