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Binding from Epic of Alexander the Great

Islamic (Artist)
n.d.
brown leather
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

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
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.

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Measurements

Folio H: 13 x W: 9 1/16 in. (33 x 23 cm)

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Acquired by Henry Walters

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Not on view

Accession Number

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W.664.binding

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Epic of Alexander the Great

Islamic
891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)
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