The interior of the wooden endband of Chapin Library Codex MSS 041, microCTed and viewed through Dragonfly software. Image: Jessica Lockhart.

Thinley Gyatso (U Toronto) reading a woodblock-printed pothi-style book at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto.

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…

White bloom on a Tibetan blue-black/ mthing shog manuscript. Private Collection.

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

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 view manuscripts at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.

Bidur Bhattarai (Center, in blue) gathered with young visitors at the Āśā Saphūkuthi, Kathmandu.