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Source Description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.651 dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The binding is composed of Qajar lacquer and is without a flap. The binding has floral motifs in the center panel, and an Arabic inscription in Riqa' script in the top and bottom panels quoting Imam "Ali ibn Abi Talib and highlighting the exercise of elegant writing as a means of income.
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Document identity
localId
81479
label
Binding from Poems (tarji'band)
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
81479
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Poems (tarji'band)
description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.651 dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The binding is composed of Qajar lacquer and is without a flap. The binding has floral motifs in the center panel, and an Arabic inscription in Riqa' script in the top and bottom panels quoting Imam "Ali ibn Abi Talib and highlighting the exercise of elegant writing as a means of income.
provenance
Mahmud Askani, 1893-1894, by purchase [ownership statement on fol. 6b written by Husayn Qavam Daftar (?) and dated 1311 AH/AD 1893-1894 stating that this precious book was bought for his son Mahmud Askani from a woman for 10 ashrafis (gold dinars)]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
largeImageUrl
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.5
height
11
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 6 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 in. (17.5 x 11.0 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Inscription]
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
lacquer
creator_ids
16703
6747
collection_ids
ISL
MSS
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6f840836ee33a87e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c20b72dfb85c5e81
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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1bce361607e9ad4b
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no
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no