al-kāghid al-mutabbaq
Egypt
10th Century
Source: Mahmoud Zaki, "Early Arabic Bookmaking Techniques as Described by al-Rāzī in His Recently Rediscovered Zīnat al-Katabah," Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 2 (2011) 223-234.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The treatise describes technical processes for soaking, adhering, and thickening paper to create layered paper (al-kāghid al-mutabbaq) (p. 229). It also includes a specific recipe for the artificial aging of papyrus (p. 229).
Original Recipe Text
The treatise describes technical processes for soaking, adhering, and thickening paper to create layered paper (al-kāghid al-mutabbaq) (p. 229). It also includes a specific recipe for the artificial aging of papyrus (p. 229).
Evidence
"The author mentions processes for soaking, adhering and thickening paper, which he calls al-kāghid al-mutabbaq (‘layered paper’), as well as a recipe for treating papyrus to look aged."
Remarks
The treatise employs specific terminology to distinguish between parchment (raqq or riqq), papyrus (qirtās), and paper (kāghid or kāghad), confirming the simultaneous availability of these materials in the 10th century (p. 229). The analyzed manuscript (Majāmīʿ Taḷ ʿat 331) measures 18.1cm x 11.5cm with 20 lines per page (p. 226).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
codicological analysis
visual inspection
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeal-kāghid al-mutabbaq
Colorbeige
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorMahmoud Zaki, "Early Arabic Bookmaking Techniques as Described by al-Rāzī in His Recently Rediscovered Zīnat al-Katabah," Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 2
CollectionDār al-Kutub in Cairo, Majāmīʿ Taḷ ʿat 331
Language
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