TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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INTRODUCTION
USER'S INSTRUCTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY & THANKS
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
Condition issues
Materials
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INDEX OF TERMS
Conservation
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Examination, Condition Issues, Treatment
TRANSMITTED LIGHT
Light passed through the object being examined. For example, the differential distribution of paper fibers in
handmade paper
often allows
laid lines
and
chain lines
or
watermarks
to be clearly visible in transmitted light.
UBL OR. 872
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER
