الكاغد
Iraq
8th Century
Source: Ibn Badis, Al-Mu‘izz. ‘Umdat al-Kuttab wa ‘Uddat Dhawi al-Albab.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
الورق
Preparation Steps
The text describes Kaghad as a Chinese term meaning paper, introduced to Arabic in the early Abbasid era via Chinese craftsmen captured at the Battle of Talas in 133 AH. It notes that the first paper factory in Baghdad was established by Al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki during the reign of Harun al-Rashid (p. 67).
Original Recipe Text
The text describes Kaghad as a Chinese term meaning paper, introduced to Arabic in the early Abbasid era via Chinese craftsmen captured at the Battle of Talas in 133 AH. It notes that the first paper factory in Baghdad was established by Al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki during the reign of Harun al-Rashid (p. 67).
Evidence
"والكاغد لفظ صينى معناه الورق ، وقد دخل اللغة العربية في أوائل العصر العباسي عن طريق الصينيين الذين كانوا يعرفون صناعة الورق وأسرهم العرب في وقعة أطلح سنة ١٣٣ هـ فتعلموا منهم تلك الصناعة وأقاموا لها أول مصنع في بغداد ، أقامه الفضل بن يحيى البرمكي وزير الرشيد"
Remarks
This section serves as a historical prologue to the technical instructions for treating paper. It highlights the transmission of technology from China to the Islamic world (p. 67).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Historical textual analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeالكاغد
RegionIraq
Approx. Year750
Source Information
AuthorIbn Badis, Al-Mu‘izz. ‘Umdat al-Kuttab wa ‘Uddat Dhawi al-Albab.
Collectionالصين
Language
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