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
AuthorWitkam, J. J.
CollectionNorth Africa
Language
N/A
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