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X-ray cross-section of a wooden endband showing rings in the wood; interior of Chapin Library Codex MSS 041
The interior of the wooden endband of Chapin Library Codex MSS 041, microCTed and viewed through Dragonfly software. Image: Jessica Lockhart.
Woodblock-printed pothi-style book
Thinley Gyatso (U Toronto) reading a woodblock-printed pothi-style book at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto.
Woodblock print of Avalokiteśvara
Single-sheet woodblock print depicting Avalokiteśvara with dedicatory inscription, sponsored by Cao Yuanzhong and carved by Lei Yanmei. Guiyijun period (848/851–1030/1036), dated 947. From Mogao Cave 17, Dunhuang. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de…
Watermark on a copy of the Arba’ah Turim
Watermark depicting a glove, backlit on the 15th-c. paper used to print a copy of the Arba’ah Turim, Istanbul. 2022-0019Q, Princeton UL Special Collections, Princeton
Wampum Belts
On the right: these belts have a purple base colour which is said to reflect the hostilities at the time, reflecting war and violence. On the left: these belts have a white base, which is said to reflect peace and good will.
Visitors at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.
Visitors view manuscripts at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.
Visitors at the Āśā Saphūkuthi, Kathmandu.
Bidur Bhattarai (Center, in blue) gathered with young visitors at the Āśā Saphūkuthi, Kathmandu.
Vania Assis and Mary Hamilton French leaning over a table assembling a birchbark scroll
Conservators Vania Assis and Mary Hamilton French conserve a birch bark scroll in the Islamabad Museum, Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: Mark Allon.
Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 05330
Backlit page of a Qur’an on paper from Harar, Ethiopia. Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 05330.
