Question

which metal was used for highlighting the important words and passages of a manuscript​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.preparing of paper from natural sources like trees

2.writing the text that want to show

3.melting gold to highlight important words and passages

4.at last but not least preparing it for binding

Explanation:

Answer 2

(i) The papermakers would in the first stage produce the sheets or folios for the manuscript.

(ii) Calligraphers would then write on these paper sheets. They were highly trained people with beautiful handwriting and a good command over the language, mostly Persian.

(iii) Then these sheets were sent to the guilders who decorated the pages with melted gold and other precious stones and the painters who illustrated the text through pictures.

(iv) In the last stage, the manuscript was sent to the binders for binding, who gathered the paper sheets and tied them together with an ornamental cover.

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