From Paper-Mill to Pressroom (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from From Paper-Mill to PressroomFrom this substance of Egyptian origin is derived the name of its modern successor - paper. Paper, which in convenience and varied utility is as much in advance of its forerunner as papyrus was in advance Of brick, stone, lead, copper, brass, leaves, bark, wood and skins, the successive media for the transcription of human thought.The exact date of the origin of paper-making has prob ably yet to be discovered, though the researches Of Dr.' Aurel Stein and others have traced its antiquity back into the second century, B. C. (see Encyclopaedia Britannica).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.