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Used for protection against illness, difficult childbirth, and the evil eye, this Ethiopian amulet scroll (Amharic kitab, Arabic for "book") was…
These delicate tapestry-woven textile armbands with inscriptions (Arabic tiraz) rendered in golden Kufic script lettering would have adorned the…
The oblong pages of this palm-leaf style (pothi) book are covered with Sanskrit phrases (mantra) to treat illness, prevent disaster, and grant…
This is an extremely rare example of a complete medieval woven silk robe. Luxurious robes were highly valued in trade and often presented as…
Silk Roads (World History)
BSR - Binding, outer covers and doublures: upper, lower, and flap"Durable yet easily decorated, leather presented an ideal material for protecting Islamic manuscripts. Some particularly fine bindings executed in the…
BSR - Moveable Type"Moveable type printing was invented in China around 1045, but was never practiced on a large scale as the number of Chinese script characters (about…
BSR - Scribal Implements“The pen is a key that opens the door to the necessities of life.” This group of Ottoman scribal implements consists of three pairs of steel…