Bound and Unbound: A Chinese Codex from Dunhuang and Its Pieces

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Tied and Bound: A Tight Preface 1
4. Overviews of Traditions
5. Binding Cuneiform Tablets in One Unit 11
6. Bindings of Ancient Chinese Bamboo and Wood Scrolls 39
7. Chains, Links, and Loops: Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Sewing Structure in Eastern Mediterranean Bookbinding 73
8. Bindings, Bags and Boxes: Sewn and Unsewn Manuscript Formats in the Islamic World 121
9. Strategies for Binding Pothi Manuscripts 155
10. Guṭakās from North-Western India: An Introduction to their Structures and Materials 191
11. Features of Binding
12. Papyrus Rolls as Archives: The tomoi sunkollēsimoi 231
13. Ethiopian and Coptic Sewing Techniques in Comparison 251
14. Loose-leaf Islamic Manuscripts of West Africa: Retention, Adaptation or Invention? 285
15. Legacy of Binding
16. Bound to be Rebound: Fates of Latin Manuscripts in Late Antiquity 303
17. Bound and Unbound: A Chinese Codex from Dunhuang and Its Pieces 321
18. Binding or Rebinding at St Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai 339
19. Contributors 373
20. Indexes 375
21. General Index 383