History of Paper

By megcorban
  • 100

    First Chinese Dictionary

    149 B.C.E.
    Hu Shin creates the Chinese dictionary of 10,000 characters.
  • 100

    Oldest Known Paper

    150 B.C.E.
    Chinese make oldest known paper from hemp fibers, plant bark, and old fishnets in a water suspension.
  • 105

    First Record of Papermaking

    105 C.E.
    Ts'ai Lun, in China, writes the first record of papermaking. It spreads to Tun Huang in 150, to Loulan by 200 and to Niya about 250-300.
  • 500

    Bark Paper

    500 C.E.
    Mayans already using amatl (bark paper) by this time.
  • Jan 1, 610

    Papermaking Spreads to Japan

    Korea introduced papermaking to Japan.
  • Jan 1, 650

    Chinese Use Ink

    China's use of ink leads to the introduction of wood blocks for printing.
  • Jan 1, 707

    Paper from China is Used in Mecca

  • Jan 1, 751

    Papermaking continues to spread all over Asia and into Europe

  • Jan 1, 1500

    First lead-black pencils used in England

  • First Printed Newspaper Appears in Peking