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Bookbinding14th-15th century

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Leather book cover or case with kite-shaped profile, tooled surface decoration, a central oval medallion, and scattered gold-toned brass studs

Unknown, Bookbinding, 14th-15th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bookbinding
Place Made
Syria or Egypt
Date Made
14th-15th century
Medium
Leather over paper pasteboards, blind and gold tooled, doublure block-pressed
Dimensions
10 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (26.98 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.564
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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