dec 1, 2500 BC - PAPYRUS IN EGYPT
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Papyrus was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the fourth millennium BCE.
Papyrus scrolls gained a rival as a writing surface in the form of parchment, which was prepared from animal skins. Sheets of parchment were folded to form quires from which book-form codices were fashioned.
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