Talismanic Scroll 11th century Centuries before block-printing was introduced in Europe, the technique was used in the Islamic world to produce miniature texts consisting of prayers, incantations, and Quranic verses. These were kept in amulet boxes and worn close to the body or attached to a weapon. The text on this eleventh century scroll from Fatimid Egypt is in kufic script. References to warding off the evil eye and rewarding the punisher of demons who seeks refuge in the Quran point to the apotropaic powers of the text.. Talismanic Scroll. 11th century. Ink on paper. Made in Egypt. Codices

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Talismanic Scroll 11th century Centuries before block-printing was introduced in Europe, the technique was used in the Islamic world to produce miniature texts consisting of prayers, incantations, and Quranic verses. These were kept in amulet boxes and worn close to the body or attached to a weapon. The text on this eleventh century scroll from Fatimid Egypt is in kufic script. References to warding off the evil eye and rewarding the punisher of demons who seeks refuge in the Quran point to the apotropaic powers of the text.. Talismanic Scroll. 11th century. Ink on paper. Made in Egypt. Codices

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