papyrus
Mediterranean
Source: Thomas Christiansen, 'MANUFACTURE OF BLACK INK IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN', The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, 2017, Vol. 54, pp. 167-195.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The decrepit and worm-eaten state of the majority of papyri that survive from antiquity amply demonstrates the threat that pest-attacks posed for the preservation of manuscripts."
Remarks
Papyrus has been the subject of debate and experimental archaeology (p. 168). Descriptions of its manufacture are found in Pliny's Historia naturalis and Theophrastus' Historia plantarum (p. 168).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypePapyrus
RegionMediterranean
Source Information
AuthorThomas Christiansen, 'MANUFACTURE OF BLACK INK IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN', The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, 2017, Vol. 54, pp. 167-195.
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