paper watermarked with the Arabic phrase ya nasib, the name Beniamino Arbib written in Roman characters, and the figure of a horseman; tre lune
Africa
17th Century
Source: Blair, S. S. "Arabic Calligraphy in West Africa." In Jeppie, S. & Diagne, S. B. (Eds.), The Meanings of Timbuktu. HSRC Press.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
European watermarked paper
Preparation Steps
Imported European paper from Pordenone and the Veneto region became available in the seventeenth century (p. 70). Scribes used specific stocks such as those featuring the 'tre lune' watermark or the 'ya nasib' phrase accompanied by the name Beniamino Arbib (p. 70).
Original Recipe Text
Imported European paper from Pordenone and the Veneto region became available in the seventeenth century (p. 70). Scribes used specific stocks such as those featuring the 'tre lune' watermark or the 'ya nasib' phrase accompanied by the name Beniamino Arbib (p. 70).
Evidence
"The one examined by Abbott is copied mainly on paper watermarked with the Arabic phrase ya nasib, the name Beniamino Arbib written in Roman characters, and the figure of a horseman, but the manuscript also has two folios of heavier paper watermarked with the tre lune."
Remarks
Scribes were noted for their anxiety to use every surface of the expensive paper. The manuscript examined by Abbott combined different weights and watermark types (p. 70).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
watermark analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepaper watermarked with the Arabic phrase ya nasib, the name Beniamino Arbib written in Roman characters, and the figure of a horseman; tre lune
RegionAfrica
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorBlair, S. S. "Arabic Calligraphy in West Africa." In Jeppie, S. & Diagne, S. B.
CollectionPordenone and elsewhere in the Veneto
Language
N/A
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