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Binding from Burning and Melting — Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi

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Written by: Leon SatoSenior Specialist · Illumination (Tezhip)
Illumination (Tezhip) · Catalogue no. 223723
Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi

Binding from Burning and Melting

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byWikimedia Commons
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This binding from Walters manuscript W.649 is a modern western black leather binding (without a flap). An earlier red goatskin binding with gold-tooled frames attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th is housed separately.

Artist / MakerMuhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi
Daten.d.; 13th century AH/AD 19th century
Culture / OriginBurning and Melting by Muhammad Riza Naw'i Khabushani (Walters MS 649)
Dimensions1171×1800 px (digital)
DepartmentMiniature Painting
TypeManuscript painting
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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.

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