Binding from Qur'an
Walters manuscript W.555 is bound in a black leather binding without a flap that is not contemporary to the textblock.The manuscript was rebound by Macdonald in December 1950.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 6 1/2 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16.5 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.555.binding