TERMINOLOGY

for the Conservation AND DESCRIPTION of Islamic Manuscripts

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  • The manuscript
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The Manuscript Codex * Structure

SEWING SUPPORT
Material, usually spaced cords, skin straps, or cloth tapes that extend across the width of the textblock spine. The sewing thread then passes over, around or through these sewing supports. # The sewing of Islamic manuscripts usually does not include sewing supports. However, there are manuscripts from certain regions and time periods in which they are encountered, probably due to the influence of Western bookmaking techniques. There are also manuscripts in which the appearance of supports is created on the spine but the actual sewing is unsupported.
DRAWING KS

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