Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

Irene Vallejo

464 pages first pub 2019 (view editions)

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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A "masterly" (Economist), prize-winning, internationally bestselling history of books in the ancient worldLong before books were mass-produced, hand-copied scrolls made from Nile River reeds were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and ph...

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