pigments in suspension (Marbled paper)
Source: Scheper, Karin. Appendix I Glossary. In: The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding (Leiden: 2014), pp. 229-238.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
pigments, colorant, binder, water
Preparation Steps
Pigments are placed in suspension and floated on water. These are then drawn into delicate, marble-like patterns. The paper is laid directly onto this suspension of colorant and binder, allowing the patterns to transfer and adhere to the paper surface (p. 233).
Original Recipe Text
Pigments are placed in suspension and floated on water. These are then drawn into delicate, marble-like patterns. The paper is laid directly onto this suspension of colorant and binder, allowing the patterns to transfer and adhere to the paper surface (p. 233).
Evidence
"A technique to decorate paper, in which pigments in suspension are floated on water and drawn into delicate patterns, which can resemble the patterns found in marble. When paper is laid directly onto the suspension of colorant and binder, the patterns are transferred to the paper and adhere there."
Remarks
The technique relies on the floating properties of the colorant/binder suspension on a water bath (p. 233).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Binderbinder (unspecified)
Paper TypeMarbled paper
Source Information
AuthorScheper, Karin. Appendix I Glossary. In: The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding
CollectionUnknown
Language
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