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LEARNING FROM THE PAST: USING ORIGINAL TECHNIQUES TO CONSERVE A TWELFTH-CENTURY ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT AND ITS SIXTEENTHCENTURY GREEK-STYLE BINDING AT THE MONASTERY OF ST CATHERINE, SINAI

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