Discussing the creation of a template for the identification of Tibetan Xylographs

This essay focuses on peculiar features of Mang yul Gung thang xylographs. It is particularly devoted to three codicological aspects, namely, front page, layout, and ductus.The title page or frontispiece of both Tibetan manuscripts and xylographs may be a key element to identify the origin of a literary artefact and, likely, its dating as they may have particular styles or drawings which can be associated with a certain place, school, artist, etc. The study of ductus in both manuscripts and xylographs presents several issues. My article lists and discusses the possible causes of variations occurring in xylographs.