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Source Description
Palm leaf material is still used for manuscripts in Sri Lanka. The palm leaves are prepared first by boiling them, drying them in the sun, and then rubbing them with oils. Scribes then use a metal stylus to incise the text. Then charcoal powder is wiped across the pages, filling in only the inscribed lines.
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Document identity
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522503
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Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
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manuscript
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522503
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manuscript
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Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
description
Palm leaf material is still used for manuscripts in Sri Lanka. The palm leaves are prepared first by boiling them, drying them in the sun, and then rubbing them with oils. Scribes then use a metal stylus to incise the text. Then charcoal powder is wiped across the pages, filling in only the inscribed lines.
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c. 1700
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en
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Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.72.a
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Ceylonese Art
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Educational Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 09:08:50.023000
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522503
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fiber paper
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Ceylonese Art
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Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
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fiber paper
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1949.227.72.a
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Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
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