Identification and Comparison between Non-Woody Plant Fibers (Flax, Hemp, Kenaf And Cotton) with Manuscript Paper Fibers of The 5th, 7th to 12th Centuries AH, Belonging to the Malek National Library and Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22159947 |
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| Authors | M Hoseyni Someh (University of Isfahan), Mehrnaz Azadi Boyaghchi (0000-0002-5510-7994, University of Isfahan), Kambiz Pourtahmasi (0000-0002-1858-7765, University of Tehran), Maryam Afsharpour (0000-0002-5672-7546, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran), Samad Nejad Ebrahimi (0000-0003-2167-8032, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 17-35 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research on Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2476-4639 • E-ISSN: 2476-4647 |
| Publisher | CMV Verlag (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.52547/jra.7.2.17 |
| OpenAlex | W4285327281 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The raw and building material in historical papers are plant fibers that are into the category of nonwoody or dicotyledonous plants. There are few sources that have mentioned these plants in Iran in different historical periods or even mentioned them in paper making. This research aims to find the types of historical paper fibers in the manuscripts available in the Malek National Library and Museum, which belong to the 5th, 7th to 12th centuries AH. Identify and adapt their structure to the fibers of current non-woody plants, which are most frequently referenced in library historical sources. To achieve this goal, laboratory methods based on microscopic examinations and Microchemical reagents (standard 9718 for paper fibers and Franklin method for plant fibers) were used. The results show that the main primary and structural compounds used in the study papers are the bast fibers of flax and hemp fibers, which have been used separately or in combination with cotton fibers. Because paper-making processes affect the morphology of the fibers, the presence of associated cells such as parenchyma, calcium oxalate crystals, etc. in the pulp of historical paper plays an important role in the correct identification of paper fibers. Although the presence of kenaf fibers in papermaking has been mentioned in some historical sources, it was not observed in the study samples in this research
Bast fibre · Biology · Botany · Composite material · Fiber · Kenaf · Pulp and paper industry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Materials Science · Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites · Horticulture
| Highly cited | No |
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