Lacquer (varnish)
Source: Scheper, Karin. Appendix I Glossary. In: The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding (Leiden: 2014), pp. 229-238.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
linseed oil, gum sandarac, gesso, pasteboard
Preparation Steps
A base of pasteboard is first prepared. It is often coated with gesso before being painted with miniatures or illumination. Finally, it is coated with a lustrous varnish composed of linseed oil, gum sandarac, and other ingredients (p. 232).
Original Recipe Text
A base of pasteboard is first prepared. It is often coated with gesso before being painted with miniatures or illumination. Finally, it is coated with a lustrous varnish composed of linseed oil, gum sandarac, and other ingredients (p. 232).
Evidence
"Refers to composite materials and associated production techniques in which a base of pasteboard was painted with miniatures or illumination, often on a coating of gesso, and then coated with lustrous varnish made from linseed oil, gum sandarac and other ingredients."
Remarks
This technique was specifically used for the covers of some manuscript bindings (p. 232).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
BinderDrying oil
Paper Typepasteboard
Source Information
AuthorScheper, Karin. Appendix I Glossary. In: The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding
CollectionUnknown
Language
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