different sheets of paper
China
10th Century
Source: Friedrich, Michael and Schwarke, Cosima (2016). Introduction – Manuscripts as Evolving Entities. In: Multiple-text Manuscripts in Manuscript Cultures. De Gruyter.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Different texts originally planned as separate manuscripts were glued together into a single scroll approximately 3.5m in length during the 10th century (p. 22).
Original Recipe Text
Different texts originally planned as separate manuscripts were glued together into a single scroll approximately 3.5m in length during the 10th century (p. 22).
Evidence
"The article by Imre Galambos is a case study of the composite manuscript P.3720, which is about 3,5m in length. It is a Chinese scroll from the Dunhuang cave-library... The different sheets of paper are related to celebrated monks and the Buddhist saṃgha of Dunhuang."
Remarks
The scroll (P.3720) represents a random assembly of various sheets of paper that are historically connected to specific monks and the Buddhist saṃgha in Dunhuang. Codicological examination reveals that despite the seemingly random arrangement, the scroll fulfilled a specific need for the community (p. 22).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Contextualizing text, contents and arrangement
codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typedifferent sheets of paper
RegionChina
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorFriedrich, Michael and Schwarke, Cosima
CollectionDunhuang cave-library
Language
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