ManuscriptsOttoman15th century

Brown Leather Binding

15th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Leather and gold tooling

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

25.3 x 17 x 3.5 cm (9 15/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, 15 October 1984, lot 176], sold; to Edwin Binney 3rd, 1984, bequest; to Harvard Universtity Art Museums, 1985.

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