TERMINOLOGY
for the Conservation AND DESCRIPTION of Islamic Manuscripts
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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
The Manuscript Codex
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Textblock
CHAIN LINES
The relatively widely spaced marks in the
laid paper
, visible in
transmitted light
, left by the vertical sewing or wires used to hold the horizontal elements in the mold screen together.
Yusuf İyilik Collection
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER