The Manuscript * Types of Manuscripts
MANUSCRIPT CODEX

A handwritten book. The term for the book form is usually shortened to manuscript although other types of manuscript on single sheets also exist (see: Muraqqa, Safina, Juz, Levha, Hilye, Berat, Firman, Kıt’a and Karalama).
 
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UBL OR. 880

 

 

AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER