TERMINOLOGY

for the Conservation AND DESCRIPTION of Islamic Manuscripts

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The Manuscript Codex * Textblock

WOODPULP PAPER
Paper made of short fibers created by the pulping of wood. Unless highly processed, the chemical composition of wood contains substances deleterious to paper. Consequently, these papers are usually of poor quality and deteriorate relatively quickly.
UBL OR. 12.452

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