works on paper
Mediterranean
9th Century
Source: Al-Saleh, Yasmine F. (2014). "Licit Magic": The Touch And Sight Of Islamic Talismanic Scrolls. PhD Dissertation, Harvard University.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The dissertation does not provide a physical recipe for paper production but establishes the medium as a core component of the 'talismanic scroll' (p. 6). It defines the geographic focus for these paper works as the Mediterranean basin (p. 18).
Original Recipe Text
The dissertation does not provide a physical recipe for paper production but establishes the medium as a core component of the 'talismanic scroll' (p. 6). It defines the geographic focus for these paper works as the Mediterranean basin (p. 18).
Evidence
"My primary focus is works on paper, from the ninth to the fourteenth centuries in the Mediterranean basin, specifically the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk geographic sphere."
Remarks
The study traces the production and history of the talismanic scroll as a medium through Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk historical periods (p. 6). These objects are defined as tools of devotion, often inscribed with prayers and supplications to God (p. 20). The author expands on scholarship regarding medieval Islamic science and magic to establish a cultural context for these paper objects (p. 18).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
in depth analysis of the written word and images
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeworks on paper
RegionMediterranean
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorAl-Saleh, Yasmine F.
CollectionMediterranean basin
Language
N/A
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