paper

Ingredients

paper

Evidence

"Indeed, the Islamic texts are written on paper in Arabic script and bound with a technique that falls under the category of Islamic bookbinding."

Remarks

In the context of the Horn of Africa, the choice of writing support is a distinguishing factor between Christian and Islamic manuscript traditions. While Ethiopic Christian manuscripts primarily utilize parchment (produced without lime baths), Islamic manuscripts from the same region are written on paper (p. 255). The author notes that this differentiation through book form raises issues of identity (p. 255).