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| Keywords: Indian - Binding from Qur'an - Walters W563binding - Top Open.jpg This original binding from Walters manuscript W 563 is composed of brown gold-tooled leather with a flap The binding has a central lobed oval with pendants and cornerpieces all with floral motifs and a large border comprised of rectangular pieces with floral motifs The doublures of reddish-brown leather are of similar design with filigree work on a blue ground The fore-edge flap is inscribed with verses 77-80 from chapter 56 Surat al-waqi'ah 9th century AH/AD 15th century Timurid brown leather with gold and reddish-brown leather doublures Folio cm 40 31 accession number W 563 binding 81378 Sultan 'Uthman Khan date and mode of acquisition unknown erased bequest waqf statement and stamp on fol 3a Sultan Bayezid II date and mode of acquisition unknown seal on fol 8a Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin northern India Walters Art Museum license 2D Mughal Qur'an manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
