During Taimurid and Safawid to Qajar periods the Iranian masters introduced number of dyes under categories of primary, secondary and mixed colors in dying process of paper to prepare suitable support for purpose of calligraphy and paintings. In this paper complete historical analysis is carried out to identify different types of dyes, shade of colors used, and the application of techniques recommended in paper dyeing process based on Persian medieval recipes. To accomplish this, 19 manuscripts have been selected from 13th to 19th century and studied in full detail; the recipe from each manuscript has been extracted according to each color while the materials and techniques are also categorized and compared thoroughly. For easy reference, different types of materials and techniques used in each color including dyes, minerals, mordents and acids used for preparation of each dye have been described separately with reference to the related treatises and their respective authors.

Dyes used by Iranian masters in paper dyeing process based on Persian medieval recipes

249th National Meeting (2015)

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