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Watermarks - Islamic manuscripts

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West-African <strong>manuscripts</strong> are<br />

usually written on single leaves or<br />

on sheets, but these are not made<br />

into quires.<br />

These leaves and sheets are put<br />

onto a pile, and then kept in a<br />

satchel.<br />

Source: MS Leiden Or. 14.052 (7)<br />

A typical<br />

sub-Saharan<br />

book satchel.<br />

MS. Leiden<br />

Or. 25.418

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