Binding from Epic of Alexander the Great
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.664 is composed of brown leather and has a flap. The binding is blind-stamped and decorated with a central oval and pendants.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 13 x W: 9 1/16 in. (33 x 23 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.664.binding