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Source Description
This binding from Walters manuscript W.562 is not contemporary with the text block. It probably dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th and is composed of black goatskin (with a flap). The binding has a central blind-tooled lobed oval with a floral motif and pastedowns of marbled paper.
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Document identity
localId
80122
label
Binding from Qur'an
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
80122
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Qur'an
description
This binding from Walters manuscript W.562 is not contemporary with the text block. It probably dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th and is composed of black goatskin (with a flap). The binding has a central blind-tooled lobed oval with a floral motif and pastedowns of marbled paper.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38
height
28
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 14 15/16 x W: 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Source extras
med
black goatskin with marbled paper pastedowns
creator_ids
17248
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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