Visitors view manuscripts at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.

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.

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

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…

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

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