Other Codices by Geographical Origin. Biblical manuscripts in Hebrew can best be analyzed by the geographical area of their origin. This is due to the fact that Jewish scribe-artists frequently used local artistic conventions, which they adapted in their own work. All of the manuscripts mentioned thus far fit within the Middle Eastern sphere, encompassing the lands of Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Egypt. Such manuscripts typically opened and closed with carpet pages consisting of decorative motifs and religious elements—especially those associated in the Bible with the Jerusalem temple. The use of micrography extended beyond these pages to leaves within the biblical text itself, where the Masoretic notes could sometimes form decorative marginal elements rather than appearing in straightforward lines or columns.