transfer paper
India
19th Century
Source: Stark, Ulrike. "Calligraphic Masterpiece, Mass-Produced Scripture: Early Qur’an Printing in Colonial India." In Muhammad Nadim’s 1948 Memo: Transcription and Translation, 141-151. De Gruyter, 2022.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"In Indian bookmaking, a more common practice was writing on transfer paper, though some calligraphers perfected the art of drawing directly on the stone in reverse script"
Remarks
Transfer paper was utilized to allow calligraphers to write in their natural style before the script was transferred to the lithographic stone. The 1828 Hooghly edition is described as a 'plain-looking book' comprising 850 pages in folio, using paper that prioritized affordability to make the scripture accessible (p. 146).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typetransfer paper
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorStark, Ulrike. "Calligraphic Masterpiece, Mass-Produced Scripture: Early Qur’an Printing in Colonial India." In Muhammad Nadim’s 1948 Memo: Transcription and Translation, 141-151. De Gruyter, 2022.
CollectionNorthern India
Language
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