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Binding from an Album of Ottoman Calligraphy

Islamic (Binder)
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
sheepskin-covered boards with gold and chamois leather
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)

This sheepskin-covered binding, with central lobed medallion and central pane filled with chamois leather, was produced in Ottoman Turkey and probably dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th.

Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Turkey (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Folio H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 1/16 in. (30 x 23 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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W.672.binding

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Album of Calligraphy

Islamic
10th century AH/16th century AD-12th century AH/18th century AD (Ottoman)
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