Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c8.s1.t3.18

c8.s1.t3.18

Various raw materials such as bamboo, jute, flax, etc., were used as materials for paper manufacture. The *Kashmīrī* paper is manufactured from the waste cocoons and is soft and strong. The best quality of this paper is kept aside for the use of the State. The best Kālpi paper was manufactured from the old discarded fishing nets and was known as *mahājāl*. This paper was very white as the flax obtained from a fishing net is perfectly water bleached.