History of Books

By kmoraja
  • 300

    Mesopotaimia

    Cay tablets were in Mesopotamia. A calamus, shaped like a triangle, was used to draw figures in the clay.
  • 400

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus, a type of plant that that grew on the Nile River.
  • Jan 1, 1010

    East Asia

    In East Asia people wrote on bone, shells, wood, and silk in China. Paper was created around the 1st century.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Pre-Columbian Codices of the Americas

    The Maya, along with some others, constructed concertina_style books on Atmal paper.

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