Binding from Burning and Melting
n.d.; 13th century AH/AD 19th century
This binding from Walters manuscript W.649 is a modern western black leather binding (without a flap). An earlier red goatskin binding with gold-tooled frames attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th is housed separately.
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 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.649.binding