Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab), Iran, 18th–19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th–19th century
Bookbinding in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 21.114.16a, b), catalogued by the museum's Islamic Art department under the title “Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab)”.
The museum dates it 18th–19th century and records its origin as Iran. The museum records the medium as Pasteboard; painted and lacquered and the dimensions as Bookcover a: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 4 in. (10.2 cm) Bookcover a (Including spine): H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) Bookcover b: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W.
4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) Bookcover b (Including spine): H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Flowers. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Pasteboard; painted and lacquered
- Dimensions
- Bookcover a: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 4 in. (10.2 cm) Bookcover a (Including spine): H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) Bookcover b: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) Bookcover b (In
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Codices
- Place recorded
- Iran
Identification
- Met object id
- 447395
- Museum object name
- Bookbinding
- Museum object number
- 21.114.16a, b
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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