The beauty within: conservation of manuscript Delhi Arabic 1928

The beauty within: conservation of manuscript Delhi Arabic 1928

Flavio Marzo reports on the conservation of a unique manuscript from the Delhi Arabic collection. I have recently undertaken the conservation of a very interesting Arabic manuscript that is a good example of how the mixture of features mea

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Fragments in bindings

Fragments in bindings

The conservation process is always a very special time for the item under repair. It is a time during which normally concealed elements of the object are exposed offering a unique opportunity to understand the processes involved in the maki

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