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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/gutenberg_org/statuses/114494195605259742">Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 21:45:33 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" title="gutenberg_org@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/132842-48-20230813103534.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Project Gutenberg" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Project Gutenberg</a></section><article><p>From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?</p><p>The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.</p><p>by Matt Whittaker</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/</a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/papyrus" rel="tag">#papyrus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paper" rel="tag">#paper</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5041599#notice-9883644">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-05-12T21:45:33+09:00" title="Monday, 12-May-2025 21:45:33 JST">about 3 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/114494195605259742" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/114494195605259742">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4615062">Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century ADOlivierw - Own workMale bust, from Herculaneum - National Archaeological Museum of Naples (inv. nr. 9072).This Roman fresco portrait from Herculaneum, dating to the 1st century AD, depicts a young man in a bust-length view, holding a papyrus scroll, symbolizing literacy, learning, or public life. The man’s features are rendered with striking realism typical of Roman portraiture—his gaze is direct, and his expression contemplative, conveying intelligence and status.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus#/media/File:Busto_maschile.JPG</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/494/187/174/709/849/original/1ed8b7bd8d3486a6.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/494/187/174/709/849/original/1ed8b7bd8d3486a6.jpg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4615063">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?
The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.
by Matt Whittaker
https://www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/
#history #papyrus #paper
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