Many people were involved in the preparation of a manuscript. They included paper manufacturers, copy writers, guilders (beautifiers), artists (who drew pictures) and binders (those who bound the manuscripts in book form).
- Paper manufacturers prepared the sheets.
- Scribes or calligraphers copied the text.
- Gilders made the pages look fine.
- Artists drew pictures.
- Binders arranged the pages and bound them neatly. The completed manuscript became a valuable thing, a thing of beauty and scholastic treasure. The beauty of the manuscripts showed that the Mughal emperors loved knowledge and beauty.