Simon Schama

The Elephantine papyri - written as some of the books of the Bible are being written - is true social and legal documentation, and to historians overwhelmingly powerful and moving, even when ostensibly about trivial things.

British Historian

Issey Miyake

Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work.

Japanese Designer

John Updike

If the worst comes true, and the paper book joins the papyrus scroll and parchment codex in extinction, we will miss, I predict, a number of things about it.

American Novelist

Papyrus was like ancient paper but has a texture that suggests it's handmade, not smooth.

Historical Use

In films or museums, papyrus often represents ancient civilizations, especially Egypt.

Cultural Artifact

Use 'paper' instead of 'papyrus' unless referring to historical contexts or artifacts.

Archaic Term

Papyrus plants are native to Africa and thrive in wetland environments.

Geographic Origin

Papyrus is important for wetland ecosystems and can indicate a healthy environment.

Ecosystem Role

When referencing papyrus plants, acknowledge conservation efforts in their natural habitats.

Conservation Efforts

 It was an amazing experience for me. I spent about a week in this Dinka cattle camp on the banks of the Nile in South Sudan. The Dinka taught me how to tie papyrus into a shelter, and also I observed how they had adapted their way of life around the migratory needs of their beloved cattle.

Photos of Africa, taken...

 certain go wanders out of the papyrus swamps onto the edge there are a fair amount of cheetah that could take advantage of there but unlikely so here we go our fire boy said three of them are very well fed - not so much moment they are starting to show some signs of

Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...

 which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus. Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information,

A day in the life of an...

 a 78-foot papyrus scroll designed to help him attain immortality. Such funerary texts were originally written only for Pharaohs, but with time, the Egyptians came to believe regular people could also reach the afterlife if they succeeded in the passage.

The Egyptian Book of the...

 which was itself predated by Egyptian papyrus. However, until the 16th century, Europeans mainly wrote on thin sheets of wood and durable parchment made of stretched animal skins. Eventually, the popularity of paper spread throughout Europe,

The evolution of the...

 by ending all exports of the Egyptian papyrus used to make scrolls. These efforts brought hundreds of thousands of books to Alexandria. As the library grew, it became possible to find information on more subjects than ever before,

What really happened to...

 were made by folding sheets of papyrus and stitching them together as time passed courtesies began to grow larger and more complex during the medieval period books were reproduced by hand monks spent their days copying text in

The History of the...

 In ancient times, however, so much of it persisted that it seemed it would last forever. Admirers performed Sappho cover songs and committed her poetry to papyrus, parchment, and pottery. Three centuries after Sappho’s death,

The surprising origins...

 the hieroglyphic system it was a form of cursive that was written in ink and served a more functional purpose unlike its more formal predecessor hieratic was written on another ancient egyptian innovation papyrus

Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...

 the lake is filling up all the while creating marshland on its shores here weaverbirds turn the flower heads of papyrus into