cucumber-seed mucilage
Iran
16th Century
Source: Barkeshli, Mandana. "Material Technology and Science in Persian Manuscripts". manuscript cultures, No. 8 (2015): 207-214.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
cucumber seeds
Preparation Steps
Dipping or application process repeated during the sizing procedure. Cucumber-seed mucilage dried the fastest among tested sizing materials. (p. 207)
Original Recipe Text
Dipping or application process repeated during the sizing procedure. Cucumber-seed mucilage dried the fastest among tested sizing materials. (p. 207)
Evidence
"mucilage from cucumber seeds was the most common sizing material on the paper samples identified by the FTIR method (see fig. 9)."
Remarks
Out of nine Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts examined, seven were sized with cucumber-seed mucilage. It provides a lighter body and softer look to paper compared to starch paste. It is easier to burnish. (p. 207)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
recognition of specific bands
FTIR
infrared spectrum
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typecucumber-seed mucilage
RegionIran
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorBarkeshli, Mandana. "Material Technology and Science in Persian Manuscripts". manuscript cultures, No. 8
CollectionAtiqi Collection, Tehran, Iran
Language
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