Embroidery on the Cover of a Palm-leaf Book Medieval palm leaf books were nicely bound with elaborately decorated cover pages. The title was written in big letters so the readers can locate them easily
The Grinthapathana Reciting of scriptures was a required education among the learned classes in India.
The Wife of a Scholar A woman helping her scholar husband with texts. It is uncommon to find illustrations of women engaged in higher study in ancient India.
The Uninterested Wife! Reading books with husband! -- illustration depicts a woman having a difficult time to understand a book. She was probably coerced into taking up this study by her husband.