sized with a starch-based preparation
Source: Gacek, A. (2009). The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Terminology and Bibliography for the Conservation and Restoration of Arabic Manuscripts.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
starch
Preparation Steps
Burnishing of paper was done after it was sized with a starch-based preparation (p. 39).
Original Recipe Text
Burnishing of paper was done after it was sized with a starch-based preparation (p. 39).
Evidence
"Burnishing of paper was done after it was sized with a starch-based preparation."
Remarks
The burnisher (misqalah, saqqal) was used for polishing paper surfaces. Tools included large glass beads (kharazah), smooth stones, wooden tablets (lawh), bone, jade, or agate. A tooth-shaped agate was specifically mentioned as being used in the East (p. 39).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
BinderStarch
Paper Typesized with a starch-based preparation
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