talismanic works on paper

Evidence

"First, not one of the talismanic works on paper has a definite, or internal, date. Dating is proposed through comparative stylistic analysis, and, when resources were available, paper analysis."

Remarks

The author notes that none of the talismanic scrolls studied have been signed or internally dated. The possibility of dating these scrolls relies on formal descriptions and material analysis of the paper to attribute them to Fatimid, Ayyubid, or Mamluk periods (p. 6). The text also references the 'typology of the talismanic paper' being questioned by specialists such as Emilie Savage-Smith (p. 6, note 22).