various types of paper
Arabic
11th Century
Source: Leicester, H. M. (1963). Review of Mediaeval Arabic Bookmaking and Its Relation to Early Chemistry and Pharmacology by Martin Levey. Technology and Culture, 4(3), 343-344.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The source text by ibn Badis (c. 1025) describes the manufacture and preparation of different types of paper utilized in the golden age of Arabic science (p. 343).
Original Recipe Text
The source text by ibn Badis (c. 1025) describes the manufacture and preparation of different types of paper utilized in the golden age of Arabic science (p. 343).
Evidence
"This book consists chiefly of a translation of an Arabic manuscript by ibn Badis of about 1025 which describes the preparation of the various types of inks, paper, pens, and other materials used by the Arabs in preparing their books."
Remarks
The technology for paper and bookmaking described by ibn Badis often mirrors techniques from early Mesopotamian civilizations, suggesting a long continuity of craft knowledge (p. 344). The review highlights the difficulty in identifying specific substances without the comparative philological approach used by Levey (p. 344).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
comparative philology
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typevarious types of paper
RegionArabic
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorLeicester, H. M.
CollectionArabic manuscript by ibn Badis
Language
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