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 blind-tooled six-pointed star with small gold punches; the border of the central roundel has stamped projecting floral designs while the outer border of the board is decorated with a row of lobed octagonals filled with star. The reverse is plain. The museum record gives measurements Height 223 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.