Bookbinding — Detached binding cover, Egypt, 14th century

Bookbinding — Detached binding cover, Egypt, 14th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 14th century. The museum's brief description reads: Detached binding cover, Egypt or Syria, 14th or 15th century.. Museum description: The panel is decorated with a central lobed roundel containing a six-pointed star and a juxtaposed six-rays geometrical rosette; the inside of the central rosette and its petals are decorated with dots and small knotworks; the panel is bordered by a row of four-fold knots. The reverse displays residue of recycled paper. The museum record gives measurements Height 237 mm; Width 152 mm; place associated: Egypt, Syria. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.