TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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TERMINOLOGY
The manuscript
Types of Manuscripts
The Manuscript Codex
Parts and positions
Materials
Textblock
Structure
The Binding
Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Techniques
Enclosures
Conservation
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INDEX OF TERMS
The Manuscript Codex
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Binding
KÖSTEK
A strip of
leather
or
paper
that covers the
inner joint
, forming a hinge which reinforces the board attachment. The edges of the strip may be cut in
tracery
designs for decoration.
UBL OR. 197
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER