Publication Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 6273, ff 171v-180v
Record ID
vdc_100124946980.0x00000e
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Treatise on pen trimming and ink making in eleven chapters (sections). The author is not named.
Beginnings (f. 171v, lines 2-3):
Know, may God Almighty grant us success and you, and make Paradise your home and shelter. This book includes eleven
Papa...
Ends (f. 180v, lines 6-14):
...the quality of dry ink
Take a pound of tannins, gum arabic, vitriol, and acacia in equal parts, crushing them all with water
The wet carob, then [...] removed from it, sprinkled with glue water and written
This is the last thing we found from this book and we did not try it
The custody is on the carrier
Praise be to God alone
And prayers be upon
Who has no prophet?
After him
Erişim Koşulları
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Bulma Yardımcıları
Ellis, A.G. and Edward Edwards,
A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum since 1894
(London: British Museum, 1912), pp. 41-42