TERMINOLOGY

FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS

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The Manuscript Codex * Binding

COVERING MATERIAL
Leather, cloth, paper or a combination of these materials used to cover the board on its outside surface and edges, and usually applied in such a way that the material forms turn-ins on the inside of the boards.
UBL OR. 1341

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