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| Keywords: Anonymous - Binding from Prayer Book - Walters W578binding - Closed Top.jpg This binding from Walters manuscript W 578 is not contemporary with the textblock It dates to the late 11th century AH/AD 17th or 12th century AH/AD 18th and is composed of gold-sprinkled pink paper over pasteboard The binding has a flap misbound on wrong side and a central lobed medallion in gold-tooled black goatskin a with floral design There is a matching design on the flap The pastedowns are of marbled paper late 11th century AH/AD 17th-12th century AH/AD 18th century pasteboard covered with gold-sprinkled pink paper with gold-tooled goatskin Folio cm 31 5 21 5 accession number W 578 binding 80124 Sultan 'Uthman Khan III son of Mustafa II reigned 1168-1171 AH/AD 1754-1757 date and mode of acquisition unknown waqf entry in the name of the Sultan signed by Ibrahim Hanif inspector of awqaf on fol 2a and seals of the Sultan and the inspector erased Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin West Africa Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Anonymous work Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
