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Papyrus / Richard Parkinson & Stephen Quirke ; with contributions by Ute Wartenberg & Bridget Leach.

Title
Papyrus / Richard Parkinson & Stephen Quirke ; with contributions by Ute Wartenberg & Bridget Leach.
Author
Parkinson, R. B.
Publication
London : Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Quirke, Stephen.
  • Wartenberg, Ute.
  • Leach, Bridget.
Description
96 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.
Summary
Examine the methods of making and conserving papyrus, the various scripts written on it, the writing practices of the scribes, and the different uses of papyrus under the Pharaohs and their successors, the Ptolelmies and the Roman Emperors.
Series Statement
Egyptian bookshelf
Uniform Title
Egyptian bookshelf.
Subject
  • British museum (Londres). Department of Egyptian antiquities > Catalogues
  • Manuscripts (Papyri)
  • Papyrus (The plant)
  • Paper History
  • Egypt
Note
  • "Papyri in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum" : p. 91-94.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Natural history and manufacture -- Practical usage -- Contents and storage -- Usage and survival outside Pharaonic Egypt.
ISBN
0714109797 (pbk.)
LCCN
gb^95082480^
OCLC
  • 32365435
  • SCSB-12062296
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library