starch sized paper
Iran
16th Century
Source: Barkeshli, Mandana. "Material Technology and Science in Persian Manuscripts". manuscript cultures, No. 8 (2015): 207-214.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
starch
Preparation Steps
Starch paste used as a size to give more body to paper. (p. 207)
Original Recipe Text
Starch paste used as a size to give more body to paper. (p. 207)
Evidence
"Starch was detected on paper by the formation of the characteristic blue colour when a dilute aqueous solution of iodine-potassium iodide was added."
Remarks
Starch paste makes paper firmer and gives more body compared to plant mucilages. (p. 207) Identified in one Persian manuscript sample and several Indian samples. (p. 211)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
staining the paper with iodinepotassium iodide solution
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeSized
RegionIran
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
AuthorBarkeshli, Mandana. "Material Technology and Science in Persian Manuscripts". manuscript cultures, No. 8
CollectionIran Bastan Museum, Checklist no. 4555
Language
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