birch bark
China
5th Century
Source: Ciotti, Giovanni (2023), 'Strategies for Binding Pothi Manuscripts', in Studies in Manuscript Cultures.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
birch bark
Evidence
"From at least the fifth century onwards (but most probably even before then), birch bark was also used to produce pothis."
Remarks
The manuscript is formatted as a pothi, featuring folios of birch bark. Holes are observed for thread binding, though direct evidence of threads is often lost due to preservation circumstances (p. 161).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typebirch bark
RegionChina
Approx. Year450
Source Information
AuthorCiotti, Giovanni
CollectionBower Manuscript, a birch-bark pothi from Kucha (Xinjiang, China)
Language
N/A
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