parchment

Africa
10th Century
Source: Witkam, J. J. (2010). The Islamic Manuscripts in the McPherson Library, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, 1(1), 101-142.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The substrate is a single leaf of parchment with distinct hair and flesh sides. Recto (hair side) contains Qurȹān 54:1-16; Verso (flesh side) contains Qurȹān 54:17-32. Text area is approximately 13 x 19.0 cm with 16 lines of text on either page (p. 106).

Original Recipe Text

The substrate is a single leaf of parchment with distinct hair and flesh sides. Recto (hair side) contains Qurȹān 54:1-16; Verso (flesh side) contains Qurȹān 54:17-32. Text area is approximately 13 x 19.0 cm with 16 lines of text on either page (p. 106).

Evidence

"Arabic, parchment, 16.2 × 22 cm (largest measurement), 1 leaf with text on either side... ȹAbbāsid bookhand, possibly of the 4/10th century"

Remarks

Acquired through Maggs Bros. Rare Books, London, with the ultimate origin noted as 'North Africa' (p. 108). The fragment shows primitive ten-verse dividers that may be of a later date (p. 106).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
autopsy
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeParchment
RegionAfrica
Approx. Year950
Source Information
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