Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c8.s2.3

c8.s2.3

“Fold the leaf in three and again in four and perforate between the pairs of lines formed by the folding.” The leaves are next strung on smooth rounded sticks passed through the string holes, in thick parcels between wooden covers; the four sides of the leaves are singed with a hot iron; the packet, now called *pot-gediya*, is so stored until required for use. Each leaf is a *pat-iruva*; a ‘gathering’ of eight or sixteen leaves, lettered alphabetically, is a *pat-kattuva* [Clough].