parchment
Ethiopia
18th Century
Source: Sara Fani, 'Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', pp. 106-125.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
animal skin
Evidence
"it was copied onto parchment in the 18th century, in Ethiopia (Gondar), where Arabo-Islamic manuscripts were usually transmitted on paper."
Remarks
A codicological curiosity as Arabo-Islamic manuscripts in this region and period were usually transmitted on paper. The work (Kitāb al-Azraq fī al-ṭibb) contains recipes for coloured inks (līqa). (p. 108-109)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionEthiopia
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, 'Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', pp. 106-125.
CollectionMs Bruce 45 (Bodleian Library), copied in Gondar
Language
N/A
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