The Manuscript Codex * Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
AKKASE EBRU

A style of marbling in which the use of a mask on parts of the paper to be decorated allows only unmasked areas to take a particular marbled pattern. When different areas are masked and marbled sequentially, calligraphic and figurative designs in contrasting marbled patterns can be created.
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AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER