Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c9.s9.5

c9.s9.5

It is mentioned in the *Viṣṇudharmottara* that in wall-paintings three layers of priming were laid in the *chūṇam* mixed with the size. In the *Mānasollāsa*, it is said that the size should be used with white earth and applied to the wall in three coatings to obtain good ground. Burnt conch-shell powder and nāga-white from the Nilagiris also served the same purpose.