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Turkish Marbling Art
Marbled paper, called ebru in Turkish, was
used extensively in the binding of books and within
the calligraphic panels in Turkey.
Ebru technique consists of sprinkling colours
containing a few drops of ox-gall on to the...
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Turkish Marbling Art
Marbled paper, called ebru in Turkish, was
used extensively in the binding of books and within
the calligraphic panels in Turkey.
Ebru technique consists of sprinkling colours
containing a few drops of ox-gall on to the surface of
the bath sized with kitre (gum tragacanth) in a trough.
By carefully laying the paper over the bath, the floating
picture on top of it is readily transferred to the paper;
thus, each ebru is a one of a kind print.
To ob-tain
beautiful ebru results, one needs to have a light hand,
refined taste, and an open mind to the unexpected
patterns forming on the water.
Patience and a good
knowledge of tra-ditional culture are characteristic of
ebru masters.
Turkish students with their Czech guests
After the 1550 s, booklovers in Europe prized
ebru, which came to be known as „Turk-ish papers‟.
Many specimens in their collec-tions and in the several
album amicorum books are visible today in various
museums.
Also, early texts deali
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