good paper of European production

Egypt
19th Century
Source: Rozov, V. (2025). Arabic Astronomical Manuscripts in the Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University and the Central Asian Intellectual Legacy. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 28(2), 414–420.
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Evidence

"These treatises were copied by his own hand 11 Ramaḍān 1241 AH/1826 in Cairo on a good paper of European production"

Remarks

The paper is of European manufacture, used by Sheikh Muḥammad ʻAyyād al-Ṭanṭāwī to copy treatises in Cairo (Section 3.4, p. 418). The text is written with 22 lines on each page (p. 418). It includes three treatises on astronomical and navigational instruments collected in volume Ms.O. 830 (p. 418).

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Material Type
paper
Paper Typegood paper of European production
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
TitleARABIC ASTRONOMICAL MANUSCRIPTS IN THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF ST. PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CENTRAL ASIAN INTELLECTUAL LEGACY
AuthorRozov, V.
CollectionSheikh Muḥammad ʻAyyād al-Ṭanṭāwī collection
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