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MATERIALS FOR MANUSCRIPTS – INK

17/01/201617/01/2016 Sankara Narayanan
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Ink is necessary for writing on materials like paper and Bhūrja patra. The same is required to view the incised letters on a palm leaf. The lexicons give the names viz Mela, Maṣījala, Patrāñjana. Of these Patrāñjana is a paste used to blacken the letters on a palm leaf. The ink pots are referred as…

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OTHER INSTRUMENTS USED FOR MANUSCRIPTS

10/01/201610/01/2016 Sankara Narayanan
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          There some other materials that are used for Manuscripts. Compasses or bow pen are used to draw lines and circles. Rāyapaseṇiya sutta lists some of the names of instruments that are used for manuscripts. Burnishing stones and conch are used for polishing. The pen box is also used for stylus and pens. Sometimes ink…

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