![]() ![]() The first documented material, clay, was used heavily the river plains of of Mesopotamia, where many believe writing was born. Over the course of thousands of years, different materials and literary forms dominated in distinct regions and eras. The development of writing has been a been a long process based on experimentation and a cycle of new methods gradually replacing the old. This piece serves to highlight the role of papyrus in the development of writing, documentation, and literature as we now know it. Lastly, I will describe my experiences with papyrus in order to provide my insight into its quality as a writing surface. I will first explain the general history of the material, followed by a brief explanation of how we now believe rolls of papyrus were constructed. The invention of books in the ancient world, which won the National Essay Award, among other recognitions.In the following post, I will discuss papyrus and its function in the history of writing and documentation. She also writes short stories and children’s books. The second, El silbido del arquero, was released in 2015. In 2011, she wrote her first novel, La luz sepultada. Her articles have been compiled in the anthologies El pasado que te espera (2010), Alguien habló de nosotros (2017) and El futuro recordado (2020). Her first essay, focusing on the Latin poet Marcial, won the Society for Classical Studies Award for Best Research Paper. In 2007, she completed the European Doctorate from two universities, Zaragoza and Florence, with a thesis on the Greco-Latin literary canon. She studied Classical Philology, and won the first National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance. Irene Vallejo was born in Zaragoza in 1979, and she has been attracted to the Greco-Latin world since she was a child. This event features a conversation with author Irene Vallejo, renowned translator of Greek and Roman classics Sarah Ruden, and translator of Papyrus, Charlotte Whittle. Papyrus is the story of the book’s journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. The long and eventful history of the written word shows that books have always been and will always be a precious –and precarious– vehicle for civilization. Instead, he gave her books for her library –two hundred thousand. When Mark Antony wanted to impress Cleopatra, he knew that gold and priceless jewels would mean nothing to her. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the ends of the Earth to bring them back. Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand-copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. A fitting context for the swashbuckling story of Papyrus, The Invention of Books in the Ancient World, written by Irene Vallejo. It celebrates Saint George, the dragonslayer, of whom legend claims that a rose bush sprang up from the drops of blood that fell from the wounded dragon’s wing. The Sant Jordi Festival of Books & Roses in Barcelona is one of the most unique and colorful book fairs in the world, spilling bookstands and flower stalls up and down the boulevards of Catalonia. On the occasion of Sant Jordi’s Day, Spanish writer Irene Vallejo presents her international bestseller that recounts the birth of books. ![]()
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