printer’s

Evidence

"The case of Kano has indicated how printing technology was deployed from the late 1950s to produce the ‘printed manuscripts’."

Remarks

This entry describes the printer's ink used in the 'printed manuscript' tradition of Kano, Nigeria. The author describes the deployment of printing technology starting in the late 1950s to create 'printed manuscripts' which adhere to modern book conventions while maintaining traditional manuscript aesthetics (p. 352). The production relied on Hausa publishers and Yoruba printers (p. 352). Figures 2 and 3 (pp. 355-356) illustrate specific samples of printed text, specifically the 'Risālat taḥṣīl al-waṭr' by Abū Bakr Atīq, produced by the Northern Maktabat Printing Press. The index further associates 'printer's ink' with the technical transition discussed on page 351 (p. 366).