Codex (Modern Forgery)
CultureMexican
Date19th-20th century
MediumHand-beaten wild cotton, 22 leaves
DimensionsFolded: 13 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (33.66 × 13.97 × 3.81 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 133 inches (33.66 × 337.82 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 133 inches (33.66 × 337.82 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-28
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Terms
With The Grolier Bookshop, Kansas City, MO, by April 1932 [1];
Purchased from the Grolier Bookshop by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] The Grolier Bookshop was one of several bookselling enterprises operated in Kansas City by Frank Glenn from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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Shen Zhou
late 15th century
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