linen and cotton fibres
Mali
13th 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
linen, cotton fibres
Preparation Steps
The paper from this period (13th-15th century) was manufactured using a blend of linen and cotton fibres (p. 274).
Original Recipe Text
The paper from this period (13th-15th century) was manufactured using a blend of linen and cotton fibres (p. 274).
Evidence
"Manuscripts dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries are in better condition since paper was then made using linen and cotton fibres."
Remarks
The use of these specific natural fibres is credited for the relatively better preservation state of these manuscripts compared to later sixteenth-century examples (p. 274).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typelinen and cotton fibres
RegionMali
Approx. Year1250
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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