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Show Part 11 The Papermaking Mould HROUGH the entire history of Paper, from the invention in Chin of the papermaker. Itis through the use of the mould that the macerate Plant fibres suspended in yater are gathered together and felted into a thin ‘homogeneous layer, or stratum, which, after drying, s a sheet of paper. Th ‘mould is as necessary to the papermaker as the loom is to the weaver, bu the loom leaves no trace of its composition or structure in the woven cloth while the conrary is true of the mould, for it mdchbly 1mpresscs the character of its construction in every sheet of paper forme thereon. In a stud of paper it is essential to be familiar with mou!d-making materials an mould fabrication, for only through such knowledge can the eighteen centuries of papermaking history be intelligently comprehended. Therefore, i this text s to be of value, it will be requisite to enter into minute descriptions of Indian moulds. Papermaking by hand in India cannot surviv beyond a few more years, and inasmuch as no account of native moul construction has previously been undertaken it is my desire to compile record that will be as comprehensive as possible While the laid papermaking moulds of India are all similar in swle)o pattern, there is, nevertheless, sufficient difference in their materials construcion to delegate them into four distnct types. I have cla.\sma four types according to localities as follow (1) Kashmir, including all of this native stat (2) Sailkot, including the Punjab, Central Provinces, Unite Provinces and Bombay Presidenc (3) Hyderabad, including this native state and south Indi (4) Bengal, including this province and north-cast India [31 Digital mage© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rihts ressrved |