vellum
Mali
12th Century
Source: Abdel Kader Haidara, Ismaël Diadié Haidara, and Haoua Taore. In 'The Meanings of Timbuktu', edited by Shamil Jeppie and Souleymane Bachir Diagne, HSRC Press, 2008.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
vellum
Preparation Steps
The manuscript is noted as being made of vellum, distinguishing it from later paper-based manuscripts in the region (p. 274).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript is noted as being made of vellum, distinguishing it from later paper-based manuscripts in the region (p. 274).
Evidence
"As far as I am aware, there is only one Qur’an from the twelfth century, which is made of vellum."
Remarks
This is cited as the only twelfth-century Qur’an in the author's awareness within the context of the Timbuktu private libraries (p. 274).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionMali
Approx. Year1150
Source Information
TitleThe state of manuscripts in Mali and efforts to preserve them / The private libraries of Timbuktu
AuthorAbdel Kader Haidara, Ismaël Diadié Haidara, and Haoua Taore. In 'The Meanings of Timbuktu', edited by Shamil Jeppie and Souleymane Bachir Diagne, HSRC Press, 2008.
CollectionTimbuktu
Language
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