ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a review of the most commonly-used practices for capturing images of decorative drawings from the covers of historical bindings. In particular, the work focuses on studies that are being carried out on 12th-19th Century manuscripts from the Arabic Manuscripts Collection of the Arabic Studies School-Spanish National Research Council (EEA-CSIC) in Granada. The key objective is to establish a methodology in order to optimise these practices, by implementing the latest technological resources and systematising the process of identifying and cataloguing the decorative motifs, as a fundamental part of their conservation.
