unsewn leaves
Africa
Source: Bausi, Alessandro (2023), 'Tied and Bound: A Tight Preface', in Alessandro Bausi and Michael Friedrich (eds), Tied and Bound: A Comparative View on Manuscript Binding, Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 1–9.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
In West-African Islamic manuscript traditions, the 'codicological unit' is often composed of unsewn leaves. These are frequently kept together by an additional device, such as a box (p. 10). This 'box binding' strategy is also found in other Islamic cultures, particularly for the Qur'an, allowing the text to be physically subdivided into sections for more comfortable use (p. 10).
Original Recipe Text
In West-African Islamic manuscript traditions, the 'codicological unit' is often composed of unsewn leaves. These are frequently kept together by an additional device, such as a box (p. 10). This 'box binding' strategy is also found in other Islamic cultures, particularly for the Qur'an, allowing the text to be physically subdivided into sections for more comfortable use (p. 10).
Evidence
"due to the fact, as happens in West-African manuscripts, that the leaves are unsewn."
Remarks
The unsewn nature of West-African Islamic manuscripts represents a distinct strategy for maintaining the cohesion of codicological super-units. Such manuscripts may be arranged in multi-volume sets or kept in boxes as seen in other Islamic formats (p. 10).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological observation
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeunsewn leaves
RegionAfrica
Source Information
AuthorBausi, Alessandro
CollectionWest-African manuscripts
Language
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