Maronite service book in Arabic

Details

• Title

  Maronite service book in Arabic

• Associated place

  Asia › Syria (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper; bound in leather, stamped

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › leather

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  formed › stamped;

  bound

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › book-decoration › shamsa

• Dimensions

  closed 21.3 x 16 x 3.5 cm (height x width x depth)
  page 21.3 x 16.9 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2012.84

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