"Papyrus-N-Paper..."

...stylized a bit and dressed up in mellow yellow...

and presented here as drawing

#3 in my series of

Ancient Egyptian inspired

Zen-art.

Did you know...

"Papyrus is a thick paper-like material produced

from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge

that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt.

Papyrus usually grow 2–3 meters (5–9 ft) tall.

Papyrus is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt

(at least as far back as the First dynasty),

but it was also used throughout the Mediterranean region."

(Source: Wikipedia)

So...

From Ancient Egypt in 3000BC...papyrus

From China in the year 105...cotton rags

From Japan in the year 610...mulberry fibers...

made into a Japanese paper called Washi.

Then...

Chinese discoveries spread through India...

to the Middle East where in 751 linen was used...

then

a paper mill built at Samarkand in 757.

The ideas spread again to Italy...where hemp and linen rags

were used.

In 1276 the first Italian paper mill

was built at Fabriano and until the 14 century

Italy became a paper supplier in Europe.

In 1282 the first watermark was introduced in Bologna.

...And that's only half the story!!!

WHEW!

Hmmm...All this info tends to makes one appreciate

one's temperamental little Moly just a

wee bit more, eh?!

LOL :)

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
~William Wordsworth