Watermarks - Islamic manuscripts
Watermarks - Islamic manuscripts
Watermarks - Islamic manuscripts
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A papermaker at work:<br />
1. Pulp is made in watermill.<br />
2. Pulp is sieved over water.<br />
3. Basin with watery pulp<br />
4. Mould is filled with pulp<br />
5. Filled mould leaks dry.<br />
6. Sheets dry on a line.<br />
7. Pile of sheets under pressure<br />
8. Paper is sized and polished<br />
Captions are in Persian,<br />
illustration from a Kashmiri<br />
manuscript illustrating arts and<br />
crafts (written c. 1850-1860).<br />
Lower right corner: the well with<br />
the windlass.<br />
Source: Original MS: India Office Library,<br />
London, Or. 1699, here quoted from G. Bosch<br />
(a.o.), <strong>Islamic</strong> bindings. Chicago 1981, p. 21,<br />
explanation on p. 28.
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