The Papyrus Industry in the Early Islamic Era
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The article challenges Karabacekâs and Grohmannâs classic thesis that the AbbÄsid state maintained a monopoly over all Egyptian papyrus production. As demonstrated here, there is no evidence for state monopoly. Documents show that the AbbÄsids maintained a contract with Egyptian papyrus producers which secured a high price for the producers in return for the best quality papyrus. There is neither evidence nor reason to believe that this contract was forced on the manufacturers by the government. Another free market provided lower quality papyrus at lower prices.
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The Papyrus Industry in the Early Islamic Era
äºJournal of the Economic and Social History of the OrientSearch for other papers by W. Matt Malczycki in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Abstract
The article challenges Karabacekâs and Grohmannâs classic thesis that the AbbÄsid state maintained a monopoly over all Egyptian papyrus production. As demonstrated here, there is no evidence for state monopoly. Documents show that the AbbÄsids maintained a contract with Egyptian papyrus producers which secured a high price for the producers in return for the best quality papyrus. There is neither evidence nor reason to believe that this contract was forced on the manufacturers by the government. Another free market provided lower quality papyrus at lower prices.
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| æè¦æµè§æ¬¡æ° | 451 | 102 | 11 |
| å ¨ææµè§æ¬¡æ° | 139 | 8 | 0 |
| PDFä¸è½½æ¬¡æ° | 146 | 20 | 0 |
