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Creative Commons License
Binding from Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
12th century AH/AD 18th century
reddish-brown gold-tooled goatskin
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters manuscript W.580 is bound in this reddish-brown goatskin binding with gold-tooled frame and central medallion of geometric design with two pendants. The binding was produced in the Maghreb in the 12th century AH/AD 18th.
Provenance
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.
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.
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
Folio H: 10 5/8 x W: 7 7/8 in. (27.0 x 20.0 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.580.binding
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Parent Object
Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
12th century AH/AD 18th century