Binding from Poem (masnavi)

965 AH/AD 1557-1558 (Safavid)

15 cm 24.5 cm

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This dark brown goatskin binding with flap from Walters manuscript W.642 is a Safavid binding produced in 16th-century Iran. The central lobed medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces are brushed with gold. There is a wide border with cartouches in gold with floral motifs alterna...

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80971
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Unknown collection [seal erased; original shelfmark of 3934 on on tail edge of codex]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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