good paper
India
20th Century
Source: Sievers, G. (2023). Learning How to Print in Colonial North India: The Nizami Press in Budaun and the First Urdu Manual on the Art of Lithography. Philological Encounters, 8(1), 73-109.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The manual 'Arzhang-i Cīn' is cited as containing 'methods of preparing paper and stones' as part of the lithographic process (p. 91).
Original Recipe Text
The manual 'Arzhang-i Cīn' is cited as containing 'methods of preparing paper and stones' as part of the lithographic process (p. 91).
Evidence
"According to Raisur Rahman, “Nizami Badauni […] used the best technology, good paper, and beautiful print at a time when most Urdu publishers got away with coarse paper and ordinary print.”"
Remarks
The paper used by the Nizami Press was distinguished by its quality ('good paper') compared to the 'coarse paper' common among contemporary Urdu publishers in North India (p. 80).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Historical material analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typegood paper
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1950
Source Information
AuthorSievers, G.
CollectionNizami Press, Budaun
Language
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