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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.561 is bound in a light brown goatskin binding, contemporary with the manuscript. The binding is decorated with blind- and gold-tooled geometric designs. There are traces of blue pigment.
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Document identity
localId
79629
label
Binding from Qur'an
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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79629
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Binding from Qur'an
description
Walters manuscript W.561 is bound in a light brown goatskin binding, contemporary with the manuscript. The binding is decorated with blind- and gold-tooled geometric designs. There are traces of blue pigment.
provenance
Mamluk Amir Aytimish (Aytmish) [al-Bajasi] (died 802 AH/AD 1400), Cairo [date of acquisition unknown], by commission; Library of the Madrasah [later known as al-Madrasah al-Aytimishiyah], Bab al-Wazir, Cairo [date of acquistion unknown], by bequest [bequest (waqf) statement in the name of the Mamluk Amir Aytimish on folio 3a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th quarter 8th century AH/AD 14th century (Mamluk)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37
height
26.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 14 9/16 x W: 10 7/16 in. (37 x 26.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Mamluk Dynasty
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light brown goatskin with gold and traces of blue pigment
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6182
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MIS
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2650
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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