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Shri Partap Singh Museum
A Collabrative Restoration Project of
UNESCO & INTACH - J & K Chapter


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Early History of the Museum

Location

Archaeological Section

Culture and Heritage of Kashmir

Decorative Art and Collections

Manuscripts

	-	Tafseer-i-Kabeer
	-	Khatat / KhoosNavees
	-	Quran
	-	Kashmiri Quran
	-	Sikandernama
	-	Varied Subjects
	-	Haft Paikar Makhzan Asrar
	-	Shahnama

Khatat/Khoosnavees

Major complementary development was that of book binding (jildsazi) especially the use of leather book covers. The menuscripts used to be stuck to the leather cover by means of glue. Three different types of glue were used for this purpose (duer , maya & kharish).Duer being essentially a mixture of animal fat ( sareesh) and copper sulphate. Maya comprised a mixture of wheat flour and water while kharish is a composition of over cooked rice and startch.