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Source Description
This dark brown leather binding with flap is original to Walters manuscript W.630, which is dated Sha'ban 966 AH/AD 1559. The decoration consists of a gold-brushed, panel-stamped central lobed medallion with pendants and an allover floral and vine decoration. There is a wide outer frame surrounded by narrow, gold-painted outer frames. The doublures of this manuscript are red-brown leather decorated with a central medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces in leather filigree on a blue ground.
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Document identity
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81212
label
Binding from Collection of Poems (divan)
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Source metadata
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81212
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title
Binding from Collection of Poems (divan)
description
This dark brown leather binding with flap is original to Walters manuscript W.630, which is dated Sha'ban 966 AH/AD 1559. The decoration consists of a gold-brushed, panel-stamped central lobed medallion with pendants and an allover floral and vine decoration. There is a wide outer frame surrounded by narrow, gold-painted outer frames. The doublures of this manuscript are red-brown leather decorated with a central medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces in leather filigree on a blue ground.
provenance
Sultan 'Uthman Khan (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf seal and statement signed by [Ibrahim] Hanif, inspector of awqaf and the shelfmarks 3815 and 3795 (crossed out) on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
966 AH/AD 1559 (Safavid)
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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
units
cm
width
26
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 10 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
dark brown leather with gold
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6747
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none
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