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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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MATERIALS USED FOR MANUSCRIPTS – PAPER

14/10/201514/10/2015 Sankara Narayanan
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          The third important material used for manuscripts in India is paper. It is generally accepted that paper was invented in China by Tsai Lun in 105 CE and was introduced in India during the Moghul rule. But some interesting evidences are there to claim that paper was invented in India. Nearchos, admiral of Alexander…

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MATERIALS USED FOR MANUSCRIPTS

24/09/201524/09/2015 Sankara Narayanan
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          The materials used for writing is also an important thing in the field of manuscriptology. The selection of material depends on the usage. Even today daily newspaper is not printed on maplitho paper, nor dictionary is printed on newsprint. The nature and purpose of a document determines the selection of the material.           In…

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