The Production of Swahili-Islamic Manuscripts with Specific Reference to Swahili Ink Making

This article briefly examines the production of Swahili-Islamic manuscripts with specific reference to Swahili ink making in coastal Kenya. The Swahili scribes used organic, carbonic and carbonic-iron inks to write their manuscripts for centuries. Currently, the knowledge on what sort of ink ingredi...

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Main Author: Parkar, Ahmed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 204-209
Further subjects:B Swahili-Islamic ink making
B Swahili inks
B Swahili-Islamic manuscripts
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