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Title
Bookbinding, Outer Cover and Doublure, Iran, early 18th century, Leather, pasteboard, gold, marbled paper, AKM990
Description
Paper, imported from China beginning in the eighth century, was soon adopted as a writing medium as well as a decorative surface for marbling, with distinctive techniques developed in the fifteenth century in Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey, as well as in India. So-called 'Turkish paper' was highly sought by European markets to decorate books both inside and outside. This marbled paper doublure is in the Turkish 'combed' style (taraklı), named after the comb or rake-like tool that is pulled through the ink before the paper is dipped.
Publisher
Aga Khan Museum
Date
early 18th century
Contributor
Photographer Credit: Courtesy of the Aga Khan Museum
Rights
Aga Khan Museum
Format
Dimensions: 20.2x11.8cm
Materials: Leather, pasteboard, gold, marbled paper
Materials: Leather, pasteboard, gold, marbled paper
Identifier
AKM990
Coverage
Iran
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