dluwang

Ingredients

bark

Evidence

"A significant portion of the manuscripts from Southeast Asia is written on dluwang; although the oldest manuscript in the UBL collection from this region, dated from the seventeenth century, is not entirely written on dluwang"

Remarks

Dluwang is noted for its flexibility and strength, yet binders noticed it was 'more prone to tearing than paper' (p. 160). This physical characteristic influenced the adaptation of sewing systems in the Southeast Asian tradition (Section 1.4).