Sancipāt, Tulapāt

Ingredients

bark of Sanci tree (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.), cotton fibre

Evidence

"Sancipāt, a mostly cellulosic folio made of bark of Sanci tree (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) and Tulapāt, a writing surface made up by pressing cotton fibre used for inferior manuscripts... Sancipāt was a popular manuscript writing-base of early and medieval Assam."

Remarks

Sancipāt is a cellulosic writing base prepared from the bark of the Sanci tree (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) (p. 1). Tulapāt is an alternative writing surface created by pressing cotton fibers; however, it was typically used for inferior manuscripts because it is less durable than Sancipāt (p. 1). Both surfaces exhibit hydrophilic properties, with average contact angles for Mahġ measured at 71.5° for Sancipāt and 68.6° for bond paper (p. 4, 7).