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A Nepalese fold book containing both Buddhist and Hindu texts, (Hymns to Sarasvati and the Navagraha), illustrating the coexistence of different faith communities within the Kathmandu Valley. Martha Cunningham collection, Thomas Fisher Rare Book…
A Nepalese fold book containing both Buddhist and Hindu texts, (Hymns to Sarasvati and the Navagraha), illustrating the coexistence of different faith communities within the Kathmandu Valley. Martha Cunningham collection, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto.

Fold book - a copy of rtsa gsum rab 'byams rgya mtshor mchod pa’i rnam bshad, a ritual text used during tantric sadhana practice. Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Tibetan MSS 00051.
A paper fold book containing ritual text used during tantric sadhana practice, sitting on red fabric wrapping. Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Tibetan MSS 00051.

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An 18th-c. Yiddish prayer, hand-set by Noam Sienna using type from the Balinson Collection, Massey College Bibliography Room, University of Toronto.
Close-up view of an 18th-c. Yiddish prayer in hand-set type from the Balinson Collection.

‘Papermaker’s tears’ on the edge of a 15th-c. copy of the Arba'ah Turim, printed by the Ibn Nahmias brothers in Istanbul — the earliest Hebrew printing outside of Europe. ChL1850X, Pierpont Morgan Library, NY.
Close-up view of ‘Papermaker’s tears’ on the edge of a 15th-c. copy of the Arba'ah Turim manuscript.

Two women stand behind a desk, looking at objects on the table. The woman on the right is holding one of the objects. (LT to RT) Samantha Alderson (AMNH) and Amanda McLeod (Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation) visit with Anishinaabe belongings at the American…
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