الكاغد

Ingredients

الخرق البالية, القنب, الكتان, ألياف شجر التوت

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Early Chinese paper used mulberry fibers (p. 6). The Arab adaptation, starting in the 2nd century AH, introduced the use of old rags (al-khiraq al-baliya), hemp (al-qinnab), and flax (al-kattan) (p. 6). The pulp was beaten in a mortar, mixed with liquids, and then poured into wooden molds with stretched copper wires (p. 6).

Evidence

"استخدام الخرق البالية مادة خامًا لصناعة الورق في القرن الثاني للهجرة النبوية هي من اختراع العرب"

Remarks

The transition to paper allowed for easier editing, as paper can be erased or washed, unlike parchment which requires scraping (p. 6). Different types of paper emerged named after regions or patrons, such as Baghdadi, Shami, and Sulaymani (p. 7).