TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS
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The Manuscript Codex
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Materials
FLESH SIDE OF LEATHER OR SKIN
The inner layer of the
leather
or
tawed skin
which corresponds to the tissue closest to the muscle, bone and organs of the living animal.
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AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER