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Before the introduction of paper, palm leaf was one of the main writing supports used in South and Southeast Asian countries. Text was inscribed on each sheet using a stylus. Pigment was then applied to the surface and wiped away, leaving the ink in the incised grooves. The sheets were bound together like a book by stringing cord through holes in each leaf. The text of each manuscript came from a wide body of knowledge such as literature, history, sacred religious inscriptions, or medicine. This collection contains samples from within this documentary heritage. Though little is known about them, the two Palm Leaf manuscripts in this collection illustrate a diversity of formats for conveying written information, an area of interest for Special Collections.