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The art of marbling
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The Libraries, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mary C. Schlosser
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Marbled Cow and Calf
Marbled Cow and Calf
A large cow and calf are pink and white marbling and outlined in gold. The cow’s eyes, mouth, and tufts of fur under the belly are detailed in gold. She has two horns and a large b...
Folio of Persian Poetry
Folio of Persian Poetry
The folio features couplets of Persian poetry written diagonally in shikasta script and black ink, on paper enhanced by the decorative technique of marbling. On the verso side, the...
Folio of Persian Poetry
Folio of Persian Poetry
The recto side of the folio features a text block that has been patterned with a stencil and splatter paint, to create a lattice of split leaves in reserve. Although this text bloc...
Folio of marbling paper with facing folio from a Hadith manuscript
Folio of marbling paper with facing folio from a Hadith manuscript
The facing folio from a Hadith manuscript is numbered 1985.291.2....
The Whole Art of Marbling as Applied to Paper, Book Edges, etc.
The Whole Art of Marbling as Applied to Paper, Book Edges, etc.
Illustrated book, London: G. Bell 1881...