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Binding from Qur'an
n.d.
This black leather (with a flap) from Walters manuscript W.569 is not contemporary with the textblock. The upper board has a central piece in the form of a diamond with pendants on four sides. The inner boards, with traditional dentelle decoration, feature text from the "verse of the throne" (ayat al-kursi), 2:255-6, inscribed in the outer frame.
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.
Measurements
Folio H: 15 3/16 x W: 10 1/16 in. (38.5 x 25.5 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.569.binding
