The invention of paper

Collection title

The forgotten inventors

ID

BIB00212

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

07/27/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Dr Ismail Saradjeddine, Director of the library of Alexandria, said that paper was invented in China before the beginning of the current era, at the time of the ancient library of Alexandria. Paper underwent emprovements at the level of the cloth, and in Egypt papyrus was used. The use of paper in China was very limited, it spread with the emergence of modern printing.

Type

video

Production companies

• Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Other

Personalities

• Serageldin Ismail

Primary theme

Techniques and technologies

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

1m47

Additional information