![]() The remaining stalks were cut into pieces about 2 feet in length and split down the centre. Parts nearest the root were also discarded as the middle sections were the widest and most refined for the making of large sheets. The stalks of the plant were cut just above the root and their flower heads removed. Invented by the Egyptians in approximately 3000 B.C., papyrus leaves for writing were made from the papyrus water-plant which grew abundantly in the marshy delta of the River Nile. ![]() On the contrary, the development of papyrus, parchment and paper, the three mediums most often used for the leaves of books, has been quite radical… PapyrusĪlthough not paper in the true sense, papyrus was the first writing material to assume many of the properties of what we now know as paper. Such is the widespread use and enduring nature of paper, that we could be forgiven for thinking its development has been simple, seamless, the result of a ‘low technology’ of sorts. Even its by-products can be used to improve the quality of our lives. It forms the newspapers, magazines and books that we read, it adorns our walls, fills our wallets, and as a tissue it is our best friend when we have a cold. It allows us to communicate, to teach, to illustrate and to create. So omnipresent in our daily lives is paper that it’s easy to take it for granted. The Three P's: Papyrus, Parchment and Paper Cover to Cover: Exposing the Bookbinder's Ancient Craft ![]()
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