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Place of OriginEngland
Date17th century
Dimensions10 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (257 × 168mm)
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (105 × 95mm)
Mediumholder: leather, possibly reptile skin, portions painted buff on which A. B. C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. appear in red; thin sheets of horn text: photographic facsimile on white wove paper
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1921.117A-D
Not on View
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Unseen Art of TMA: What's in the Vaults and Why?, September 12, 2004 - January 2, 2005 (no catalogue or checklist.)

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