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Source Description
This sheepskin-covered binding, with central lobed medallion and central pane filled with chamois leather, was produced in Ottoman Turkey and probably dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th.
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Document identity
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80995
label
Binding from an Album of Ottoman Calligraphy
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Source metadata
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80995
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object
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normalized
title
Binding from an Album of Ottoman Calligraphy
description
This sheepskin-covered binding, with central lobed medallion and central pane filled with chamois leather, was produced in Ottoman Turkey and probably dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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4
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
30
height
23
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 1/16 in. (30 x 23 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
sheepskin-covered boards with gold and chamois leather
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none
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