Bookcover with Christian Themes, mid-19th century, Attributed to Iran, Pasteboard; painted and lacquered, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm), Codices, The technique of painting on pasteboard under lacquer varnish had been utilized in Persian bookbinding from at least the fifteenth century. Originating in China, the technique was transmitted to Iran as a result of the expanded contacts with China during the Timurid hegemony
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Bookcover, Christian Themes, mid-19th century, Attributed, Iran, Pasteboard, painted, lacquered, H, 11 1/8, 28.3 cm, Codices, technique, painting, pasteboard under, lacquer, varnish, utilized, Persian bookbinding, fifteenth, Originating, China, transmitted, result, expanded contacts, Timurid hegemony
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