poor quality paper
Africa
19th Century
Source: Scott Reese, ‘The Ink of Excellence’: Print and the Islamic Written Tradition of East Africa, in 'Printing Arab-Islamic Texts in the 19th Century', 2022.
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The paper used for mass-produced religious texts, known as 'chapbooks' or 'pious print,' is characterized as 'poor quality paper' (p. 221). These volumes, including hagiographies and poetry, were often produced in limited numbers with 'cheap bindings' for distribution within specific devotional constituencies rather than for commercial sale (p. 221).
Original Recipe Text
The paper used for mass-produced religious texts, known as 'chapbooks' or 'pious print,' is characterized as 'poor quality paper' (p. 221). These volumes, including hagiographies and poetry, were often produced in limited numbers with 'cheap bindings' for distribution within specific devotional constituencies rather than for commercial sale (p. 221).
Evidence
"Generally printed in limited numbers, with cheap bindings and on poor quality paper, such works fall into the category of what Ami Ayalon has termed ‘pious print’."
Remarks
The Maalim Idris Collection (MIC) in Zanzibar contains many examples of such printed books dating from before 1950 (p. 219). While the manuscripts in the collection were generally produced locally in East Africa, the printed works often came from varied origins like Cairo, India, and Singapore (p. 219). The physical condition reflects the intended use of these items as affordable, accessible devotional tools (p. 221).
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Inferred
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Not Verified
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Material Type
paper
Paper Typepoor quality paper
RegionAfrica
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorScott Reese, ‘The Ink of Excellence’: Print and the Islamic Written Tradition of East Africa, in 'Printing Arab-Islamic Texts in the 19th Century', 2022.
CollectionEast Africa, Zanzibar
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