Paper before printing — Jonathan Bloom, Iranica

الورق قبل الطباعة — جوناثان بلوم، إيرانيكا

Paper's material definition and early spread; critiques the Talas-prisoner story and supports manufacture in Baghdad by the late eighth century without naming a workshop founder.

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