screenfolds (manuscript books)

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Scope note
Manuscripts distinguished by having a support formed of a long strip created by feathering together individual deer hides or pieces of maguey (agave) or bark (amate) paper to form a smooth continuous surface and coated with a white gesso. The strip is folded back and forth to create individual pages on which the figures and symbols are painted. In prime examples, made by Pre-Columbian American cultures
screenfolds
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024