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An early form of the book. Although a sometimes unwieldy container for writing, scrolls have persisted for thousands of years. | An early form of the book. Although a sometimes unwieldy container for writing, scrolls have persisted for thousands of years. | ||
[[File:Amduat ("What is in the Netherworld") papyrus.png|alt=Amduat ("What is in the Netherworld") papyrus|thumb|304x304px|''Amduat'' ("What is in the Netherworld") papyrus inscribed for Gautsoshen ca. 1000–945 BCE. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.]] | |||
== Egyptian scrolls == | == Egyptian scrolls == | ||
Egyptian scrolls were made from [[papyrus]]. <ref> Capua, Rebecca. “Papyrus-Making in Egypt.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pyma/hd_pyma.htm (March 2015) </ref> | Egyptian scrolls were made from [[papyrus]]. <ref> Capua, Rebecca. “Papyrus-Making in Egypt.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pyma/hd_pyma.htm (March 2015) </ref> | ||
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An early form of the book. Although a sometimes unwieldy container for writing, scrolls have persisted for thousands of years.
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Egyptian scrolls
Egyptian scrolls were made from papyrus. [1]
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- ↑ Capua, Rebecca. “Papyrus-Making in Egypt.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pyma/hd_pyma.htm (March 2015)
