marbled paper
Turkey
19th Century
Source: Gacek, Adam. The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Technical Terms and Bibliography. 2001.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
acarragheen moss, gum tragacanth, water
Preparation Steps
Marbling is a method of decorating paper by the transfer of colours floating on the surface of a gum solution. This solution is a size, preferably made of acarragheen moss or gum tragacanth boiled in water (p. 156).
Original Recipe Text
Marbling is a method of decorating paper by the transfer of colours floating on the surface of a gum solution. This solution is a size, preferably made of acarragheen moss or gum tragacanth boiled in water (p. 156).
Evidence
"Fig. 102: 13/19th century Turkish marbled paper (RBD AC58 – detail)"
Remarks
Marbled paper (Turkish: ebru) receives its decoration on only one side. Although its roots are in the Far East, it appeared in Iran as early as the 15th century and saw extensive use in Turkey from the 16th century (p. 156). It was used as a support for writing and in bookbinding for bookcovers, doublures, and endpapers.
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
palaeographical analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
BinderAstragalus gum
Paper Typemarbled paper
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorGacek, Adam. The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Technical Terms and Bibliography. 2001.
CollectionRBD AC58
Language
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