I attribute the holes and scratches to the sharpness of the metal nib of the pen, rather than the fragile nature of the material. Based on this experience, it is easy to see why papyrus became popular and remained so for thousands of years. The scroll we produced was portable, strong, and aesthetically appealing.
When compared to the other alternatives at the time leather and clay , the relative quality of the papyrus is obviously far superior.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of papyrus in the history and development of writing. In a way, the invention of papyrus marked the beginning of the globalization of documentation and the literary form.
Before papyrus, writing was a skill reserved for a very small minority and often came in the form of at most a few sentences on a fragment of clay or piece of leather. With the papyrus scroll, the Western world gained a standard surface on which it could create and document. Accessed May 22, This article is written by a member of the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of art. It provides historical and cultural context for papyrus, especially as it relates to its use in Egypt.
This article provides a brief description of how papyrus is made. I did not reference it in the blog post, but it provided additional information to my research.
Since we do not know exactly how papyrus is made, I read multiple sources in order to get wide range of information. I must say you have very interesting articles here. Your page should go viral. You need initial traffic only. How to get it? Search for; Etorofer's strategies. The information was so helpful to me,I've learned a lot of things that I didn't understand about the papyrus manufacturing, and it's history.
Even if you want, you can today purchase modern version of papyrus paper! Home Paper History History of Papyrus. Papyrus History - The Origin of Papyrus History of paper goes to the very beginning of the human history, when transfer of knowledge from one generation to another demanded creation of some sort of storage medium that could be easily created, easily manipulated, preserved for a long time without deterioration. Paper weight: What does it mean?
How do I seal a charcoal drawing? Can you explain your series numbers? How do I flatten a buckled painting? Your watercolor pad is glued on all 4 sides - how do I get the sheets out? How is paper made? How do I choose the right paper for graphite pencils?
Are cotton papers and rag papers the same thing? How do I stretch watercolor paper? How do I mount artwork to a piece of wood? How do I make sure my artwork will last over time? How do I flatten rolled paper? Several variations on the basic scheme, which is outlined in Pliny's Natural History , were proposed and tested, but none has produced a writing material which is of the quality of ancient papyrus.
Two thousand years ago, papyrus making was a booming industry, and papyrus was made by highly skilled craftsmen working with a specially cultivated strain of papyrus that was bred to produce a high quality writing material. Today, papyrus is made from wild strains of papyrus, and the manufacturing process is carried out on a small scale by the few specialists who choose to make papyrus. This exhibit is a result of their labors.
To learn how to make papyrus, return to the main page , and view the slide show. This exhibit was designed by Terrence Szymanski.
Photos by Leyla Lau-Lamb.
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