Closer Look

Closer Look

Folio Dimensions:

    17.0 cm wide x 24.2 cm high

Description:  
   
    Folio from an Arabic manuscript book on Euclidian geometry.
    This folio had become detached and was loose in the binding.
    Brown "oriental" paper.
    Chain and rule lines are faintly visible in the paper.
    The manuscript from which this page originated was in a fire 
    (see note below).
    Paper is water stained and brittle. 
    The water damage has resulted in mold growth.  
    Patches of a powdery white mold and black mold are present on
    the surface of the paper.
    Paper is insect damaged (trail and holes).
    Paper is dirty (brown dirt).


Recto

    Fifteen lines of text.
    Main text is written in black ink with highlighted  
    words and the beginning and end of statements written
    in red ink.
    No interlinear or marginal notes present.
    Tenth line shows correction (crossed out word).
    Page is unnumbered.


Verso

    Fifteen lines of text.
    Main text is written in black ink with highlighted  
    words and the beginning and end of statements written
    in red ink.
    No interlinear or marginal notes present.
    Page is unnumbered.
    
    
Additional notes about the manuscript.

    The book from which this page originated was in poor 
    condition when it was acquired.
    The book had been in a fire and was water damaged.
    Page edges are black/darkened.
    Paper is heavily water damaged, especially around edges.
    Improper drying resulted mold damage (a podwery white mold
    and black spotty mold).
    Paper is brittle and some pages have stuck together.
    Insect damage to some of the pages resulted in trails and holes.
    Improper handling has resulted in some pages becoming damaged   
    (torn, cracked, and loose).
    The complete manuscript consists of about 120 unnumbered folios.
    A propper colation is not available at the present time.
    The book has a European style binding.  
    The binding consists of a dark maroon-brown linnen cloth over    
    cardboard covers.  
    The cloth originally had a paper covering.