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Characteristics of Traditional Persian Lacquered Bindings and Specific Deterioration Issues

  • Mandana Barkeshli EMAIL logo , Mostafa Rostami und Sadra Zekrgoo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 28. November 2023

Abstract

Throughout history, bookbinding incorporated advancements in techniques, usage of a wide range of materials, and application of imaginative designs. Lacquered bindings are just one of several technical breakthroughs attributed to Persian artisans. They consist of a sophisticated structure of numerous layers. This study explores each layer and their materials and methods, including motifs used from the Safavid to Qajar periods. Moreover, various treatments used for each layer during manufacture as well as various methods for preparing paper pasteboards, including marqaš, ṭalāyi, tah ṭalāyi, zarak, dūdī, and abrī have been investigated through literature research and reconstruction. The intricate layer combinations used in Persian lacquered bindings cause several simultaneous chemical processes. Chemical, physical, and biological degradation are significantly influenced by raw materials and the original manufacturing process. Separation of layers, softening, yellowing and loss of transparency, cracking, hazing, and pigment as well as metal corrosion brought on by internal and external deterioration factors including light, temperature, and relative humidity will also be covered in this study.

Zusammenfassung

In der Geschichte der Buchbinderei gab es immer wieder Fortschritte in der Entwicklung neuer Techniken, Materialien und Designs. Die Lackeinbandtechnik ist nur eine von vielen bemerkenswerten Entwicklungen persischer Handwerkskunst und zeichnet sich durch einen besonders komplexen Schichtaufbau aus. In diesem Artikel werden die einzelnen Schichten, ihre Materialien und Herstellungsmethoden sowie unterschiedliche Motive, die auf die Safawiden-bzw. Qajarenperiode zurückgehen beschrieben. Darüber hinaus wurden die verschiedenen Methoden zur Herstellung von Pappen, einschließlich marqaš, ṭalāyī, tah ṭalāyī, zarak, dūdī und abrī, durch Rekonstruktion untersucht. Durch den Schichtaufbau persischer Lackeinbände laufen verschiedene chemische Prozesse gleichzeitig ab. Der chemische, physikalische und biologische Abbau wird maßgeblich von den Rohstoffen und Herstellungsverfahren beeinflusst. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht auch Alterungsphänomene wie die Trennung von Schichten, Erweichung, Vergilbung und Transparenzverlust, Rissbildung, Trübung und Pigment- sowie Metallkorrosion, die durch interne und externe Faktoren wie Licht, Temperatur und relative Luftfeuchtigkeit hervorgerufen werden.


Corresponding author: Mandana Barkeshli, Head of Research and Postgraduate, Department of Postgraduate, De Creative Arts & Design, UCSI University, No. 1, UCSI Heights, Jalan Puncak Menara Gading, Taman Connaught, 56000 Cheras, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, E-mail:

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Received: 2023-04-12
Accepted: 2023-10-24
Published Online: 2023-11-28
Published in Print: 2023-12-15

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