burnished paper
Yemen
13th Century
Source: Gacek, A. (2009). The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary with Explanatory Notes - Companion Volume. Brill.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
paper
Preparation Steps
The papermaker, after burnishing the paper, would fold five sheets together to form a unit of 10 folia (known as a 'dast') and stack them for commercial sale (p. 213).
Original Recipe Text
The papermaker, after burnishing the paper, would fold five sheets together to form a unit of 10 folia (known as a 'dast') and stack them for commercial sale (p. 213).
Evidence
"According to a 7/13th century Yemeni recipe for papermaking the papermaker, after having burnished the paper, would fold five sheets at a time (= 10 folia, dast) and stack them in this way ready to be sold"
Remarks
This entry describes a specific Yemeni practice of handling and selling paper by the 'dast' (unit of ten folia) in the 13th century. It highlights the production process including burnishing and specific quire formation (p. 213).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeburnished paper
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
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