palm leaf

Nepal
15th Century
Source: Delhey, Martin (2021). The ‘Vanaratna Codex’: A Rare Document of Buddhist Text Transmission (London, Royal Asiatic Society, Hodgson MS 35). In: Eva Wilden (ed.), Modifying Tradition: Adaptations. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The palm leaves measure 12 x 2 inch, resulting in a typical oblong format (p. 382).

Original Recipe Text

The palm leaves measure 12 x 2 inch, resulting in a typical oblong format (p. 382).

Evidence

"Isaacson... points out that the writing support is palm leaf rather than paper"

Remarks

The codex was found in Nepal and consists of numerous Old Indo-Aryan and Middle Indo-Aryan texts (p. 381). It was previously misidentified as 'Indian paper' in the nineteenth-century catalogue by Cowell and Eggeling (p. 381). The blocks of texts are framed by margins on all four sides (p. 382).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepalm leaf
RegionNepal
Approx. Year1450
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