Marbled Monday, lining the boards on the cover of Isl Ms 490, a 19c copy of a Maghribi commentary on al-Tirmidhī’s (d.892) Shamā’il ✨ Browse the description and images of the entire manuscript online
Palm leaf book: A book made of palm leaves. Palm leaf books were common in India and Southeast Asia: the leaves were trimmed, flattened, and polished smooth with sand, after which holes were drilled into the leaves and the resulting stack could be bound together with a cord or rod. Palm leaf books were protected by wooden covers. Tibetan books, although they are now written on paper, still mimic the distinctive shape of palm leaves.
Image: Javanese palm leaf book
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I struggled to get the rim marbled without getting any black underglaze on the dogs. I had to cover it in sticky notes lmao. I really love the effect though, totally worth it.