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Source Description
This black leather (with a flap) from Walters manuscript W.569 is not contemporary with the textblock. The upper board has a central piece in the form of a diamond with pendants on four sides. The inner boards, with traditional dentelle decoration, feature text from the "verse of the throne" (ayat al-kursi), 2:255-6, inscribed in the outer frame.
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Document identity
localId
81154
label
Binding from Qur'an
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
81154
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Qur'an
description
This black leather (with a flap) from Walters manuscript W.569 is not contemporary with the textblock. The upper board has a central piece in the form of a diamond with pendants on four sides. The inner boards, with traditional dentelle decoration, feature text from the "verse of the throne" (ayat al-kursi), 2:255-6, inscribed in the outer frame.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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bindings
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largeImageUrl
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.5
height
25.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 15 3/16 x W: 10 1/16 in. (38.5 x 25.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
black leather
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6747
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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59b330ca909bd88d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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13787106f51f1753
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no
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no