TERMINOLOGY

FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS

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  • 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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The Manuscript Codex

• Parts and Postions
• Materials
• Textblock
• Structure
• The Binding
• Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
• Enclosures

 

The Binding

illustration	lemma	translations
	Cover	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Board	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Covering material	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Full leather binding	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Two-piece technique	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Built-on	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Partial leather binding	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Flap	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Fore-edge flap	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Envelope flap	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Cover spine	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Tab	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Turn-in	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Turn-out	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Doublure	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Pastedown	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Outer joint	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Inner joint	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Köstek	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Muhat payı	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Wrapper binding	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Tooling	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Blind tooling	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Gilding of leather	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Stamping of leather	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Embossed leather (Block-stamped leather)	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Tracery work	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Filigree work on leather	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Onlay (Overlay)	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Inlay	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Underlay	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Central medallion	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Flanking medallion	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Corner piece	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Mülevven	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Alttan ayırma	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Üstten ayırma	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Mülemma	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:
	Sıvama altın (see: Mülemma)	Turkish: Arabic: Persian:

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