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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.586 has a contemporary binding of dark-brown leather with a flap. The binding is decorated with a lobed central oval with cornerpieces and borders.
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Document identity
localId
79985
label
Binding from Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
79985
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
description
Walters manuscript W.586 has a contemporary binding of dark-brown leather with a flap. The binding is decorated with a lobed central oval with cornerpieces and borders.
provenance
al-Sayyid Abu Bakr al-Hilmi, 1281(?) AH/AD 1864-1865 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression with the name and date on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1191 AH/AD 1777 (Ottoman)
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
bindings
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18
height
10.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 7 1/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (18 x 10.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
dark brown leather with red leather and gold doublures
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2431
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ISL
MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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53defa79751f2fff
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c1a48b331d202ac1
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no
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no