Islamic paper

Egypt
16th Century
Source: Colini, C. (2021). Ink Making by the Book: Learning a Craft in the Arabic World. In A. Bausi, C. Brockmann, M. Friedrich, & S. Kienitz (Eds.), Learning a Craft in the Arabic World (pp. 107–120). De Gruyter.
Recipe Details

Evidence

"the Islamic type with chain lines grouped in threes, produced and used mostly in Egypt and the Mediterranean Middle East – was rarely used after 1550."

Remarks

This specific codicological unit within MS Pm II 30 is the youngest part of the volume and was copied around the end of the sixteenth century (p. 109). It is characterized by chain lines grouped in threes, a feature associated with Egyptian production that declined after 1550 (p. 109).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS)
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypeIslamic paper
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1550
Source Information
TitleInk Making by the Book: Learning a Craft in the Arabic World
AuthorColini, C.
CollectionBerlin, Staatsbibliothek, Pm II 30
Language
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