Saturday, 19 February 2011
Beauty of the human hand, part 2(b)/3
Paper was invented by the Chinese Han Dynasty, in 105AD, and eventually taken to the West by c1400. It derives
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Beauty of the human hand, part 2(b)/3
Paper was invented by the Chinese Han Dynasty, in 105AD, and eventually taken to the West by c1400. It derives its name from papyros which was made from laminated natural plants, and was used in Ancient Egypt for writing, then it was made from various fibres whose properties were changed by a process of maceration and disintegration. In the Middle Ages most books were made from parchment derived from animal hides, but from the c14th century onwards writing and the production of books underwent rapid 'improvement' in many work processes.