Muslims used various tools and surfaces for writing including stone. However, Muslims used new techniques with projected and deep carving, drawing with fresco or watercolors, and other means.
The gravestones kept in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo are the most important examples that show how the Muslims excelled in this field. Projected or depressed carvings were used to write on other materials such as bones and wood. Papyrus was also used as a writing surface with many different subjects recorded on them.
The Islamic Art Museum in Cairo and the National Library for Books and Documents in Cairo has many documents that were recorded on papyrus.
Although the Muslims did not invent paper manufacturing, Muslims used paper very much for their scientific and artistic documents, as found in the National Library for Books and Documents in Cairo.
Muslim literature was a great influence in the spread of paper manufacturing. The pens used for writing differed according to the surfaces to be written on. Metal pens, called "Azmeal," were used to engrave stones and wood. Bamboo pens were used for different kinds of paper. The pen case, inkwell, and material for drying the ink were essential tools for writers .
The gravestones kept in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo are the most important examples that show how the Muslims excelled in this field. Projected or depressed carvings were used to write on other materials such as bones and wood. Papyrus was also used as a writing surface with many different subjects recorded on them.
The Islamic Art Museum in Cairo and the National Library for Books and Documents in Cairo has many documents that were recorded on papyrus.
Although the Muslims did not invent paper manufacturing, Muslims used paper very much for their scientific and artistic documents, as found in the National Library for Books and Documents in Cairo.
Muslim literature was a great influence in the spread of paper manufacturing. The pens used for writing differed according to the surfaces to be written on. Metal pens, called "Azmeal," were used to engrave stones and wood. Bamboo pens were used for different kinds of paper. The pen case, inkwell, and material for drying the ink were essential tools for writers .
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