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This binding from Walters manuscript W.649 is a modern western black leather binding (without a flap). An earlier red goatskin binding with gold-tooled frames attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th is housed separately.

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Document identity
localId
80131
label
Binding from Burning and Melting
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
80131
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Burning and Melting
description
This binding from Walters manuscript W.649 is a modern western black leather binding (without a flap). An earlier red goatskin binding with gold-tooled frames attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th is housed separately.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.; 13th century AH/AD 19th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
black leather; red goatskin
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17248
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2009b83959304b9e