TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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The manuscript
Types of Manuscripts
The Manuscript Codex
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Structure
The Binding
Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Techniques
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Conservation
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The Manuscript Codex
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Binding
BOARD
A material, such as thin
paper laminates
,
pasteboard
or wood, used to create a stiff or semi-flexible core of the
covers
and
flaps
of the
binding
over which
leather
or some other material is adhered.
UBL OR. 559
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER