Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Bibliography Given in Cornell University (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Bibliography Given in Cornell University In Egypt the papyrus furnished a writing material of vastly greater importance to literature than any of the materials mentioned. General usefulness of the papyrus, preparation of charta papyracea, different qualities, roll form of books. Hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic systems of writing, the Rosetta Stone and its decipherment. Char acter of the literature. Examples of papyrus manuscripts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.