Tuesday 19 November 2013

Indian Manuscript Paper

Oooh, the excitement of an early xmas gift to myself...


paper over a 100 years old.... 
19th century accounts records from Rajastan, NW India....


long, narrow sheets of Sunn hemp paper that was burnished by hand 
using a smooth stone...


See those holes at the top? 
Batches of paper were threaded with string & hung up, ready for use...


long columns of entries by various hands will provide a great textural background
for a flurry of ideas zinging around my in brain...


I bought rather a lot & have some some
available here

2 comments:

Unknown said...

That is so cool, Suzi...I can see something like that to be part of a collage...Love of paper, different ideas for it!

Suzi Smith said...

Good to see you here D!

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