brownish coloured European paper (with watermark)
Turkey
18th 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 volume consists of 412 pages using two different types of brownish European paper. The divide between the paper types coincides with the change in scribe hands at page 312 (p. 108).
Original Recipe Text
The volume consists of 412 pages using two different types of brownish European paper. The divide between the paper types coincides with the change in scribe hands at page 312 (p. 108).
Evidence
"Collective volume with texts in Arabic and Turkish, manuscript on brownish coloured European paper (with watermark, not further analyzed) of two different types (pp. 1-312, 313-412)"
Remarks
The manuscript is an Enȹām-i Œerģf dated 1201 AH (1786-1787). It features a division of labor between calligraphers, illuminators, and painters (p. 110). Traces of the use of a misṭara (ruling board) are visible in the text layout (p. 108).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
autopsy
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typebrownish coloured European paper (with watermark)
RegionTurkey
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorWitkam, J. J.
CollectionOttoman Turkey
Language
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