Ideas
Why the margin, and why gilded
ḥāshiya / tadhhīb · illuminated manuscript margins · medieval read the source
The margin was never empty. In the illuminated manuscript, the ḥāshiya — the border — is where the reader met gold...
ḥāshiya / tadhhīb · illuminated manuscript margins · medieval read the source
The margin was never empty. In the illuminated manuscript, the ḥāshiya — the border — is where the reader met gold...