Most scholars cite the invention of paper as occurring in AD 105 when an eunuch in the Han court named Cai Lun created a papermaking process that was reported to the Chinese Emperor by Ts’ai Lun, an ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a common question: "Paper or plastic?" And while we may not think much of what type of bag we prefer while buying our eggs, ...
Two new books about the history of paper — both tell the same story, right? Well, not really, and, in their differences, the books reveal much about the writing and reading of history. Consider this ...