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Source Description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.582 probably dates to the later 12th century AH/AD 18th, contemporary with the inlaid margins. The binding is composed of red goatskin and has a flap. The binding has a central lobed oval with pendants and cornerpieces, and doublures of black leather with central lobed oval and pendants brushed with gold.
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Document identity
localId
79632
label
Binding from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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79632
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Binding from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.582 probably dates to the later 12th century AH/AD 18th, contemporary with the inlaid margins. The binding is composed of red goatskin and has a flap. The binding has a central lobed oval with pendants and cornerpieces, and doublures of black leather with central lobed oval and pendants brushed with gold.
provenance
[Two erased large seals on folio 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.5
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (25.5 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
red goatskin with gold with black leather doublures
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17248
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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4f489a929bcd79b7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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096cd570087e6c94
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no
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no