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The deerskin has been covered by a bright white burnished gesso. Red lines are used to frame and divide parts of compositions, black outlines are used to demarcate figures, and finally a limited set of approximately six colours has been used to colour it. The book keeps its original covers, two wooden tables that have been pasted to the extremes of the deerskin strip. Originally, this binding was covered with precious stones: today, only a single turquoise tile remains.
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