thick, multi-layered paper, Khanbaliq paper, triplex paper
China
15th Century
Source: Fraser, M. (2022). Beyond the Taklamakan: The Origins and Stylistic Development of Qurʾan Manuscripts in China. In M. Gibson (Ed.), Fruit of Knowledge, Wheel of Learning (pp. 180-199). London: Gingko.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
paper
Preparation Steps
The paper is described as 'thick, multi-layered paper' (p. 181). Note 10 explicitly links this to the 'description of ‘Khanbaliq’ paper (Beijing paper) as a triplex paper' (p. 196).
Original Recipe Text
The paper is described as 'thick, multi-layered paper' (p. 181). Note 10 explicitly links this to the 'description of ‘Khanbaliq’ paper (Beijing paper) as a triplex paper' (p. 196).
Evidence
"Most thirty-volume Qurʾans contain between fifty and sixty folios per volume of thick, multi layered paper,10 and generally have five or seven lines of large, widely-spaced script per page"
Remarks
Standard thirty-volume Chinese Qur'ans usually contain folios measuring between 24-30 cm in height and 17-24 cm in width. The use of thick, multi-layered paper is a characteristic feature of these manuscripts from the Ming and Qing periods (p. 181).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological examination
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typethick, multi-layered paper, Khanbaliq paper, triplex paper
RegionChina
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorFraser, M.
CollectionKhanbaliq (Beijing)
Language
N/A
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