https://mtc-journal.org/index.php/mtc <p style="font-weight: 400;">Manuscript and Text Cultures is a grass-roots open-access academic journal dedicated to the discussion of innovative topics in the field of manuscript and epigraphic studies covering all the regions of the pre-modern world. The journal has been established by the <a href="https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/centre-manuscript-and-text-cultures">Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures</a> at The Queen's College in the University of Oxford.</p> Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures en-US Manuscript and Text Cultures (MTC) 2752-3462 https://mtc-journal.org/index.php/mtc/article/view/48 <p>This article discusses a little-known Tibetan bound-book format, using examples from a unique collection of manuscripts, named Drangsong, belonging to the Bon religion of Tibet. Despite the fact that Tibetan sewn books are rare compared to other formats, they are common in Mustang. This study of sixteen sewn Drangsong manuscripts explores the technical details of their binding, the interdependence of the format and function of these manuscripts, as well as their manufacturing materials in the context of the provenance of these books and the social history of the region. A comparison will then be made between the books’ individual vs. collective features.</p> Agnieszka Helman-Ważny Copyright (c) 2024 Agnieszka Helman-Ważny https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2024-09-27 2024-09-27 3 1 10.56004/v3.1ahw