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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
81464
label
Binding from Yusuf and Zulaykha
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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81464
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Yusuf and Zulaykha
description
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.
provenance
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.
date
13th century AH/AD 19th century (?)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (22.0 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
med
boards covered with lacquer
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17248
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ISL
MSS
MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ed86a66a5eb26b20
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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bfa244e63892e88f
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no
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no
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photo
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4
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photo
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no