TERMINOLOGY

FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS

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The Manuscript Codex * Materials

CLOTH
A flexible material composed of woven threads.  When the fiber content of the cloth has not been determined it is more accurate to use this generic term for such material in the manuscript than to call it cotton, silk or linen.
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