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Source Description
This later binding from Walters manuscript W.658 is composed of larger size boards and has a flap. The binding has a central panel and side panels richly decorated and brushed over with gilt, doublures of red leather with a central lobed oval, and corner pieces in the shape of a dentelle, with filigree work.
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Document identity
localId
78323
label
Binding from Book on Navigation
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
78323
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Book on Navigation
description
This later binding from Walters manuscript W.658 is composed of larger size boards and has a flap. The binding has a central panel and side panels richly decorated and brushed over with gilt, doublures of red leather with a central lobed oval, and corner pieces in the shape of a dentelle, with filigree work.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34
height
24
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 13 3/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (34 x 24 cm); H open in cradle: 14 1/8 x W: 25 13/16 x D: 5 13/16 in. (35.8 x 65.5 x 14.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
boards covered with red leather with gilt
creator_ids
6768
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
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photo
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99913eb1a6836b44
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2a7bad16985b01b3
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no
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no