sizing / ṭirs (palimpsest)
Iran
10th Century
Source: Sara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making", in Arabic Manuscript Culture, 2021.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Instructions for the sizing of paper to improve writing quality, the 'antiquing' of parchment (possibly to simulate age), and the treatment of used writing supports to create palimpsests (ṭirs) for reuse. (p. 110).
Original Recipe Text
Instructions for the sizing of paper to improve writing quality, the 'antiquing' of parchment (possibly to simulate age), and the treatment of used writing supports to create palimpsests (ṭirs) for reuse. (p. 110).
Evidence
"The work also includes recipes for treatments related to writing supports, such as the sizing of the paper and the reuse (as ṭirs, ‘palimpsest’) or antiquing of parchment..."
Remarks
The treatise Zīnat al-kataba by al-Rāzī (d. 925) is the oldest known technical work dealing with sets of ink and paper treatments. It contains sporadic indications for sharpening knives and dyeing hair alongside paper processing. (p. 109-110).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
textual survey
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typesizing / ṭirs (palimpsest)
RegionIran
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making", in Arabic Manuscript Culture, 2021.
CollectionZīnat al-kataba
Language
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