TERMINOLOGY

FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS

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The Manuscript Codex * Binding

TRACERY WORK
Designs cut out of leather or paper and adhered to a binding. Filigree work represents the fine end of the spectrum of tracery work, but larger, cruder designs can also be cut out of the leather or paper.
UBL OR. 3859

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