ebru (marbled) paper, block-printed paper, brocade paper
Maghreb
17th Century
Source: Scheper, K. (2014). The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript. Leiden: Brill.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
paper, pigments
Preparation Steps
Paper doublures were sometimes larger than a single folio to form a stub adhered over the joint (p. 66). Decorative varieties include ebru (marbled), block-printed, and brocade papers, often enhanced with decorative cutwork along visible edges (p. 69).
Original Recipe Text
Paper doublures were sometimes larger than a single folio to form a stub adhered over the joint (p. 66). Decorative varieties include ebru (marbled), block-printed, and brocade papers, often enhanced with decorative cutwork along visible edges (p. 69).
Evidence
"The decorative papers can be categorised as ebru (marbled) paper [fig. 95], papers dyed in one colour [fig. 88], and papers using other decorative techniques, such as dyed and sprinkled papers, and block-printed or brocade papers."
Remarks
Binders used decorated or dyed papers to enhance bindings aesthetically, often choosing colors to match or contrast with leather components (p. 66).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
autopsy
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeebru (marbled) paper, block-printed paper, brocade paper
Colordyed
RegionMaghreb
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorScheper, K.
CollectionOr. 829 (1638); Or. 442 (1624)
Language
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