tree bark
Aceh
17th Century
Source: Fakhriati. 2018. "Interconnection and Local Wisdom of Malay and Arab Manuscripts’ Papers." Jurnal Al-Qalam, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1-9.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
tree bark, alim trees
Preparation Steps
Local paper in the Malay region was often made of tree bark, referred to as dluwang in Java (p. 4). In Aceh, manuscripts were made using tree bark potentially sourced from the Batak region, where alim trees were used (p. 7). These traditional papers are physically characterized by having 'many fibers' visible on the surface (p. 4).
Original Recipe Text
Local paper in the Malay region was often made of tree bark, referred to as dluwang in Java (p. 4). In Aceh, manuscripts were made using tree bark potentially sourced from the Batak region, where alim trees were used (p. 7). These traditional papers are physically characterized by having 'many fibers' visible on the surface (p. 4).
Evidence
"The Acehnese documents using the tree bark are stored in Dayah Tanoh Abee, entitled Al-Futuhat al-Rabbaniyyah and Dala’ilul Khairat."
Remarks
Specific manuscripts identifying this material are located in the Dayah Tanoh Abee collection (p. 4). The use of this local material dates back to the period of Abdurrauf Al-Fansuri in the 17th century (p. 7). The paper contrasts these local materials with imported European and Arab papers (p. 3-4).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
codicological approach
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typetree bark
RegionAceh
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorFakhriati. 2018. "Interconnection and Local Wisdom of Malay and Arab Manuscripts’ Papers." Jurnal Al-Qalam, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1-9.
CollectionBatak
Language
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