parchment or also on leather
Arabia
7th Century
Source: Sezgin, F. (2010). Science and Technology in Islam. Introduction.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
hide of animals
Preparation Steps
Preparation of animal hides into parchment or leather for writing (p. 162).
Original Recipe Text
Preparation of animal hides into parchment or leather for writing (p. 162).
Evidence
"In the earliest period of the Islamic society... one wrote on the hide of animals, well prepared or not so well, on parchment or also on leather which originated in the factories of South Arabia and which excelled through smoothness and fine ness."
Remarks
South Arabian factories were noted for producing leather and parchment that was exceptionally smooth and fine (p. 162).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Historical research
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionArabia
Approx. Year650
Source Information
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