[Andalusi Studies] Paper in Andalusia

[María Isabel Fierro Bello]

Juan Vernet talks about this in his book on Lo que Europa debe al Islam 
de España/La cultura hispano-árabe.
Usually, the fact that Ibn Abd Rabbihi mentions in the Iqd different 
types of reeds according to the material used for writing - including 
paper - is interpreted as an indication that by the first half of the 
tenth century there was paper in al-Andalus; when it started to be 
fabricated locally is another matter more difficult to establish. The 
first mention to a paper mill  is apparently found in a Christian source 
just after the conquest of Toledo.
Umberto Bongianino (Oxford University) who is writing a Ph.D. about mss 
from al-Andalus would be the person to ask. Of course, F. Déroche surely 
has an answer to this.
Maribel Fierro


El 10/06/2014 13:55, Isabel Toral-Niehoff escribió:
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> Dear members of the list,
>
> Does anyone have information / Bib about how and when paper was 
> introduced in Andalusia?
>
> Thanks,
> Isabel
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