[Bookbinding : leather over pasteboard ; blind and gold tooling]
Bookbinding
c.1475-c.1525] (published)
c.1475-c.1525] (published)
| Place of origin |
1 bookbinding cover : leather.
The binding was probably made in Cairo.
The binding was probably made in Cairo.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | [Bookbinding : leather over pasteboard ; blind and gold tooling] |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | [Bookbinding : leather over pasteboard ; blind and gold tooling], [Egypt, c.1475-c.1525] |
| Physical description | 1 bookbinding cover : leather. The binding was probably made in Cairo. |
| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Bookbinding
Egypt, probably Cairo
1475-1525
The bindings of Middle Eastern manuscripts usually have a flap attached to the book cover. The flap was tucked under the upper cover when the book was stored flat. These covers have a circular medallion in the centre, and quarter-medallions of the lobed 'cloud-collar' type in the corners. A half-medallion of this type is found on the flap.
Leather over pasteboard, tooled in blind and in gold
Museum no. 531-1983
(2006) |
| Other number | L.531-1983 - NAL accession number |
| Collection | |
| Library number | L.531-1983 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2017 |
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