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Collections

Bookbinding with Flap16th-17th century

Not on view
Open Islamic book binding in deep burgundy leather with three panels, featuring gold-tooled floral medallions, arabesque corner pieces, and a column of Arabic or Persian script on the spine
Title
Bookbinding with Flap
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
16th-17th century
Medium
Leather with stamped and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Each panel: 15 1/2 x 10 in. (39.4 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.75
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.