The Manuscript Codex * Structure
ENDBAND CORE

The narrow leather strip characteristically found in Islamic endbands over which the tiedowns are sewn and the secondary endband is woven.
# In some later manuscripts the endband core was omitted. Also, in Islamic manuscripts from Southeast Asia, the endband core may commonly be composed of materials other than leather, such as small pieces of bamboo or strips of cloth.
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UBL Or. 889

 

 

AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER