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Papyrus (Egyptian Bookshelf)
Papyrus - Egyptian Bookshelf
Author: R. B. Parkinson, Stephen Quirke, Richard Parkinson, Ute Wartenberg, Bridget Leach
One of the most outstanding inventions of ancient Egypt was the making of "paper" from the papyrus plant. As early as 3000 B.C., sheets and rolls of papyrus provided an ideal surface for writing with reed pen and cakes of carbon black and red ochre pigment. Egyptian scribes were able to record on papyri everyday details such as administrative r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292765634
ISBN-10: 0292765630
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 96
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Paperback
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