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A '''squeeze''' or '''squeeze paper''' is a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush. | <!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page: {{Old AfD multi|page=Squeeze paper|date=25 September 2026|result='''keep'''}} --> | ||
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[[File:Athenian Tribute List 15 (23110023429).jpg|thumb|An epigraphic squeeze of the [[Athenian tribute list]]s (reversed).]] | |||
A '''squeeze''' or '''squeeze paper''' is a reverse copy of an [[Epigraphy|inscription]], made by applying moist [[filter paper]] and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush. The paper is allowed to dry and then removed. The image is reversed from the inscription, and protrudes from the squeeze paper. | |||
The use of a squeeze allows more information to be gleaned than examining the original inscription, for example curves inside the | The use of a squeeze allows more information to be gleaned than examining the original inscription, for example curves inside the cuts can identify the scribe who originally carved the inscription.<ref name="TIH">Taking Inscriptions Home University of Reading, Ure Museum</ref> | ||
Squeezes can also (and some have been since the 1950s) be made by applying layers of [[liquid latex]]. This method works best on horizontal surfaces.<ref name="TIH" /> | |||
Large collections of squeezes are held by the [[Inscriptiones Graecae]] and other epigraphic collections. | Modern digitising methods mean that the image can be restored to its original orientation. | ||
Large collections of squeezes are held by the [[Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities]]<ref>(i) Archive of the Academies project ''[[Inscriptiones Graecae]]'' project (ca. 120,000), (i) the Lepsius archive and [[Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache|Berlin Dictionary]] project archive at the ''[[Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae]]'' project, https://www.bbaw.de/en/research/vocabulary-of-the-egyptian-language, https://aaew.bbaw.de; see https://aaew.bbaw.de/archive/lepsius-archiv/papierabdruecke (ca. 30,000), (iii) ''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum]]'' project (ca. 20,000).</ref> and other epigraphic collections. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Brass rubbing]] | *[[Rubbing (art)]] | ||
** [[Brass rubbing]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * [http://www.asia.si.edu/research/squeezeproject/sq_making.asp Squeeze making] at the Smithsonian Institution ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014942/http://www.asia.si.edu/research/squeezeproject/sq_making.asp Archived here]) | ||
* [https://fromstonetoscreen.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/squeeze-making-in-the-athenian-agora/ Squeeze Making in the Athenian Agora] | |||
* Video showing how squeezes are made: "Wissens | Räume – Antikenforschung in Berlin", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFOsb7QRM2A (last accessed: March 1, 2026). | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 3 October 2026
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A squeeze or squeeze paper is a reverse copy of an inscription, made by applying moist filter paper and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush. The paper is allowed to dry and then removed. The image is reversed from the inscription, and protrudes from the squeeze paper.
The use of a squeeze allows more information to be gleaned than examining the original inscription, for example curves inside the cuts can identify the scribe who originally carved the inscription.[1]
Squeezes can also (and some have been since the 1950s) be made by applying layers of liquid latex. This method works best on horizontal surfaces.[1]
Modern digitising methods mean that the image can be restored to its original orientation.
Large collections of squeezes are held by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[2] and other epigraphic collections.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Taking Inscriptions Home University of Reading, Ure Museum
- ↑ (i) Archive of the Academies project Inscriptiones Graecae project (ca. 120,000), (i) the Lepsius archive and Berlin Dictionary project archive at the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae project, https://www.bbaw.de/en/research/vocabulary-of-the-egyptian-language, https://aaew.bbaw.de; see https://aaew.bbaw.de/archive/lepsius-archiv/papierabdruecke (ca. 30,000), (iii) Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum project (ca. 20,000).
External links
- Squeeze making at the Smithsonian Institution (Archived here)
- Squeeze Making in the Athenian Agora
- Video showing how squeezes are made: "Wissens | Räume – Antikenforschung in Berlin", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFOsb7QRM2A (last accessed: March 1, 2026).