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The interior of the wooden endband of Chapin Library Codex MSS 041, microCTed and viewed through Dragonfly software. Image: Jessica Lockhart.
microCT cross-section of a wooden endband showing the wood's rings

Thinley Gyatso (U Toronto) reading a woodblock-printed pothi-style book at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto.
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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…
Single-sheet woodblock print depicting Avalokiteśvara with dedicatory inscription.

White bloom on a Tibetan blue-black/ mthing shog manuscript. Private Collection.
white bloom on tibetan ms.jpeg

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
Watermark depicting a glove, backlit on paper used to print a copy of the Arba’ah Turim.

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.
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Visitors view manuscripts at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event.
Visitors at the Ethiopic Book Heritage Event standing behind a table of five manuscripts open for display

Bidur Bhattarai (Center, in blue) gathered with young visitors at the Āśā Saphūkuthi, Kathmandu.
Bidur Bhattarai (Center) gathered with ~40 young visitors at the Āśā Saphūkuthi, Kathmandu.
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