28/12/2010

decipher


This file is a bit larger than usual, as I'd like someone to
see if they can decipher any of these pages. I bought several
antique books, long ago in Kashmir; the store owner kept
flicking through, thinking there must be paintings, but I
love the look of the pages, how it is carefully mended, all the
small notations, many upside down. & I'd like to use some
in an artwork, if I can be sure it will not offend anyone.
I'd guess the red words are a name of God.
One of the books may be 3-400 years old. You can
feel how much concentrated effort went into each page.

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