TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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The Manuscript Codex
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Binding
ALTTAN AYIRMA
A design stamped on
leather
in which
gilding
is applied only to the areas of the design not raised by the
stamping
.
Mevlana Museum 1042
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER