Binding from Yusuf and Zulaykha
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.646 possibly dates to the13th century AH/AD 19th. The binding is composed of lacquer and has no flap. It is decorated with a floral design covering the whole surface of the boards, including the central ovals and pendants.
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81464
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object
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normalized
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Muhammad Vali Mirza [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [fol.1a: Muhammad Vali Mirza]; Court librarian Mirza Baba, 1821 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [acquisition note on fol. 1a: made in Dar al-'Ibadah Yazd, dated Ramadan 1236 AH/AD 1821 and signed by the court librarian Mirza Baba; underneath a seal: 'Abduh Jahangir, 118[0](?) AH/AD 1766-1767]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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4
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Medium
boards covered with lacquer
Genre
bindings
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