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Binding from Commentary on an Abridgment of the Canon of Medicine
This binding from Walters manuscript W.588 is not original to the manuscript. It is composed of re-backed brown leather (with no flap).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhammad Sadiq [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Shafi' al-Tabib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement and seal on fol. 1a]; 'Abd Allah Malti al-Tabib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [private seal on fol. 1b]; 'Abbas Wasim, [1]144 AH [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement and seal dated [1]144 AH on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 9 13/16 x W: 4 15/16 in. (25 x 12.5 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.588.binding
