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Ottoman tooled leather Qur'an binding, Istanbul, 1460–1500

Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Ottoman tooled leather Qur'an binding, Istanbul, 1460–1500

1460–1500

Museum specimen in the Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 1944.495): Bookbinding for a Qur'an, dated 1460–1500, attributed to Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period, 15th century. Medium: leather over paper pasteboards; outer cover tooled, blue paint; inner covers openwork designs over colored papers. Dimensions: Overall:…

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