One of the major forms of Mongolian fine arts that originated in the hoary antiquity is an independent form of folk painting. Starting from the folk ornaments and patterns, the folk paintings reflect the most complex illustrations with living and natural contents. Nomadic Mongols’ universal view, their everyday duties, dreams and concern for happiness are commonly depicted in the folk paintings. Tsagaan Jamba, B.Sharav, Jügder and U.Yadamsüren are the main representatives of the renowned folk painters.

As the book is one of the most revered items among the nomadic Mongolians, there are numerous wonderful books created in our history. The book illustrations were created by employing various techniques of ancient tradition including inscriptions written with an ink, natural paints, gold, silver and gemstones, book covers, pages and titles decorated with paintings, engraved with gold or silver metals, and in some cases the covers were done with application of double-embroidery stitches.