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Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World,
review:
A book about books! That was the first thought when I saw the book in a bookshop, and being intrigued I bought it. Papyrus promises a history of how the first book was invented. However, I found it to be much much more about how the first libraries were set up rather than the history of how books actually were invented. So while interested, I wanted less of Mediteranian history and more about writing and the need to record, and cave paintings, stone inscriptions, and papyrus - the titular game changer when it came to writing. The book has very little on this. Still interesting because there is a rich history of libraries and books being the medium through which people sought knowledge and education.,