Back cover of a bookbinding
Bookbinding
15th century (made)
15th century (made)
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Lower cover of a bookbinding. brown leather over paper pasteboards; blind and gold tooling.
The inner rectangular panel contains elaborate floral decoration with a scalloped outline in almond shape in the centre. This is repeated in sections in the corners of the panel. Three types of flowers are shown on the sinuous stems which frame the almond shape. The main outer margin consists of a broad border divided into a number of panels with diagonal knotwork patterns. The pasteboards are made up of a large number of sheets of paper with naskh script in a variety of hands.
The front cover is 1070A-1869. A set of detached Koran leaves also in the collection (MSL/1869/7217) were probably part of the book this cover was made for.
The inner rectangular panel contains elaborate floral decoration with a scalloped outline in almond shape in the centre. This is repeated in sections in the corners of the panel. Three types of flowers are shown on the sinuous stems which frame the almond shape. The main outer margin consists of a broad border divided into a number of panels with diagonal knotwork patterns. The pasteboards are made up of a large number of sheets of paper with naskh script in a variety of hands.
The front cover is 1070A-1869. A set of detached Koran leaves also in the collection (MSL/1869/7217) were probably part of the book this cover was made for.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Back cover of a bookbinding |
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| Brief description | Detached binding, Back cover, Egypt, 15th century. |
| Physical description | Lower cover of a bookbinding. brown leather over paper pasteboards; blind and gold tooling. The inner rectangular panel contains elaborate floral decoration with a scalloped outline in almond shape in the centre. This is repeated in sections in the corners of the panel. Three types of flowers are shown on the sinuous stems which frame the almond shape. The main outer margin consists of a broad border divided into a number of panels with diagonal knotwork patterns. The pasteboards are made up of a large number of sheets of paper with naskh script in a variety of hands. The front cover is 1070A-1869. A set of detached Koran leaves also in the collection (MSL/1869/7217) were probably part of the book this cover was made for. |
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| Object history | Transferred from Art Museum to National Art Library. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Haldane, D., Islamic Bookbindings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1983.
pp. 38-39, pl. 18 and 20. |
| Other number | 38041701007536 - NAL barcode |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 1070C-1869 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2017 |
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