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In this lesson, we will see various traditional writing implements. | In this lesson, we will see various traditional writing implements. | ||
The term “categories” indicates “writing implements and materials”, “objects” indicates “writing implements and materials”. Individual physical instances of writing implements and materials are not the objects to cover. | |||
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!place of origin | !place of origin | ||
!time of origin | !time of origin | ||
!material | |||
!image and video | !image and video | ||
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* ''dub'' 𒁾 [akk] | |||
* لوح طيني [arb] | |||
|c. 8000 BC | |||
|Mesopotamia | |||
|clay | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Cuneiform_tablet_-_Pharaoh_exhibit_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art_%2827943116952%29.jpg/330px-Cuneiform_tablet_-_Pharaoh_exhibit_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art_%2827943116952%29.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Clay_tablets | |||
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* مرقم [arb] | |||
|Mesopotamia | |||
|c. 8000 BC | |||
|reed or bone or metal | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stylussen_early_middle_ages_and_Roman_period.jpg/500px-Stylussen_early_middle_ages_and_Roman_period.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stylus | |||
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|Egypt | |Egypt | ||
|3<sup>rd</sup> millennium BC | |3<sup>rd</sup> millennium BC | ||
|pith of the papyrus | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Part_of_the_Book_of_Breathing%2C_Hieratic_papyrus%2C_probably_from_Thebes%2C_Egypt._Ptolemaic_period%2C_323-30_BCE._Neues_Museum%2C_Berlin.jpg/500px-Part_of_the_Book_of_Breathing%2C_Hieratic_papyrus%2C_probably_from_Thebes%2C_Egypt._Ptolemaic_period%2C_323-30_BCE._Neues_Museum%2C_Berlin.jpg | |https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Part_of_the_Book_of_Breathing%2C_Hieratic_papyrus%2C_probably_from_Thebes%2C_Egypt._Ptolemaic_period%2C_323-30_BCE._Neues_Museum%2C_Berlin.jpg/500px-Part_of_the_Book_of_Breathing%2C_Hieratic_papyrus%2C_probably_from_Thebes%2C_Egypt._Ptolemaic_period%2C_323-30_BCE._Neues_Museum%2C_Berlin.jpg | ||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Papyri | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Papyri | ||
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* κηρωμένες πινακίδες [ell] | |||
|Eastern Meditteranea | |||
|14<sup>th</sup> century BC | |||
|wood, wax | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Wachstafel.jpg/500px-Wachstafel.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wax_tablets | |||
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* ''mò'' 墨 墨 [cmn] | |||
|China | |||
|12<sup>th</sup> century BC | |||
|soot, animal glue | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Inkstick.jpg/330px-Inkstick.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ink_sticks | |||
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|China | |China | ||
|late Shang period (c. 1250 BC – c. 1050 BC) | |late Shang period (c. 1250 BC – c. 1050 BC) | ||
|bone | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpg/250px-Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpg | |https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpg/250px-Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpg | ||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oracle_bones | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oracle_bones | ||
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* ''bǒshū'' 帛書 帛书 [cmn] | |||
|China | |||
|Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 BC – c. 481 BC) | |||
|silk | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Sutra_of_the_great_virtue_of_wisdom.jpg/500px-Sutra_of_the_great_virtue_of_wisdom.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Silk_manuscripts | |||
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|Indian subcontinent | |Indian subcontinent | ||
|5<sup>th</sup> century BC | |5<sup>th</sup> century BC | ||
|palm leaf | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/%E8%B4%9D%E5%8F%B6%E7%BB%8F_3172.jpg/330px-%E8%B4%9D%E5%8F%B6%E7%BB%8F_3172.jpg | |https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/%E8%B4%9D%E5%8F%B6%E7%BB%8F_3172.jpg/330px-%E8%B4%9D%E5%8F%B6%E7%BB%8F_3172.jpg | ||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palm-leaf_manuscripts | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palm-leaf_manuscripts | ||
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|China | |China | ||
|5<sup>th</sup> century BC | |5<sup>th</sup> century BC | ||
|bamboo | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Han_Copy_of_Sun_Bing_Military_Tactics.jpg/500px-Han_Copy_of_Sun_Bing_Military_Tactics.jpg | |https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Han_Copy_of_Sun_Bing_Military_Tactics.jpg/500px-Han_Copy_of_Sun_Bing_Military_Tactics.jpg | ||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bamboo_slips | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bamboo_slips | ||
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* | * ''yarāʕ'' يراع [arb] | ||
|Egypt | |||
|4<sup>th</sup> century BC | |||
|reed | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Kalam2.jpg/500px-Kalam2.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reed_pens | |||
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* ''máobǐ'' 毛筆 毛笔 [cmn] | |||
|China | |||
|c. 300 BC | |||
|bamboo, hair | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/HK_%E4%BD%90%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93_Jordan_Road_%E5%BD%8C%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93_Nathan_Road_%E8%A3%95%E8%8F%AF%E5%9C%8B%E8%B2%A8_Yue_Hwa_Chinese_Products_Emporium_%E6%96%87%E6%88%BF%E5%9B%9B%E5%AF%B6_goods_April_2022_Px3_04.jpg/330px-HK_%E4%BD%90%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93_Jordan_Road_%E5%BD%8C%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93_Nathan_Road_%E8%A3%95%E8%8F%AF%E5%9C%8B%E8%B2%A8_Yue_Hwa_Chinese_Products_Emporium_%E6%96%87%E6%88%BF%E5%9B%9B%E5%AF%B6_goods_April_2022_Px3_04.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ink_brushes | |||
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* dip pen [eng] | |||
|Britain | |||
|Roman Britain period (43 – 410) | |||
|metal | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/GlassNibDipPens.jpg/500px-GlassNibDipPens.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dip_pens | |||
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* amate [spa] | |||
* āmatl [nci] | |||
|Mesoamerica | |||
|75 | |||
|mulberry pulp | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Huex_codex_1a_loc.jpg/500px-Huex_codex_1a_loc.jpg | |||
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* ''zhǐ'' 紙 纸 [cmn] | |||
|China | |||
|105 | |||
|pulp | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Old_Pages_-_Flickr_-_%27Playingwithbrushes%27.png/250px-Old_Pages_-_Flickr_-_%27Playingwithbrushes%27.png | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paper | |||
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* membrana [lat] | |||
* ''raqq'' رق [arb] | |||
|Eastern Mediterranea | |||
|before 400 | |||
|skin | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Pergamino_11_sello_Leonor_de_Arag%C3%B3n_1376.jpg/500px-Pergamino_11_sello_Leonor_de_Arag%C3%B3n_1376.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Parchments | |||
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* calamus [lat] | |||
|Western Mediterranea | |||
|6<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|flight feather | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Large_feathers_for_making_quill_pens_2.jpg/500px-Large_feathers_for_making_quill_pens_2.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Quills | |||
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* ''sleṭ'' स्लेट [hin] | |||
|Indian subcontinent | |||
|11<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|slate | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/MEK_II-411.jpg/500px-MEK_II-411.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Slates_(blackboards) | |||
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* ''khaṛiyā'' खड़िया [hin] | |||
|Indian subcontinent | |||
|11<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|chalk | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Chalk_%2825800474082%29.jpg/500px-Chalk_%2825800474082%29.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chalk_sticks | |||
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* wiigwaasabak ᐐᒀᓴᐸᒃ [oji] | |||
|Great Lakes of North America | |||
|16<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|birch bark | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Sacred_birch_bark_records._Wellcome_M0005525.jpg/330px-Sacred_birch_bark_records._Wellcome_M0005525.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiigwaasabakoon | |||
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* eraser [eng] | |||
|Britain | |||
|1770 | |||
|rubber | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Cuctay.JPG/500px-Cuctay.JPG | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Erasers | |||
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* India paper [eng] | |||
|Britain | |||
|1875 | |||
|hemp, rag | |||
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* Bleistift [deu] | |||
* crayon [fra] | |||
|Western Europe | |||
|18<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|graphite, wood | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Pencil_%286956509317%29.jpg/500px-Pencil_%286956509317%29.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pencils | |||
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* taille-crayon [fra] | |||
|France | |||
|1822 | |||
|metal, plastics or metal | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Bleistiftspitzer_%28fcm%29.jpg/330px-Bleistiftspitzer_%28fcm%29.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pencil_sharpeners | |||
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== Objects == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!writing implement | |||
!place of origin | |||
!time of origin | |||
!material | |||
!image and video | |||
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* ''Hú bǐ'' 湖筆 湖笔 [cmn] | |||
|Huzhou | |||
|Qin period (221 BC – 206 BC) | |||
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* ''nepālī kāgaj'' नेपाली कागज [nep] | |||
|Nepal | |||
|1<sup>st</sup> century | |||
|Daphne bark | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/A_letter_from_Tibet_Governor_to_a_Nepali_official.png/500px-A_letter_from_Tibet_Governor_to_a_Nepali_official.png | |||
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* giấy dó [vie] | |||
|Northern Vietnam | |||
|3<sup>rd</sup> century or 13<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|Rhamnoneuron bark, limewater | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Annam_Indochina_Revenue_Indochine_1904%2C_12_cents_on_Document_on_D%C3%B3_Paper_gi%E1%BA%A5y_D%C3%B3_02.jpg/250px-Annam_Indochina_Revenue_Indochine_1904%2C_12_cents_on_Document_on_D%C3%B3_Paper_gi%E1%BA%A5y_D%C3%B3_02.jpg | |||
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* Xuān zhǐ 宣紙 宣纸 [cmn] | |||
|Jingxian | |||
|Tang period (618 – 907) | |||
|bark of Pteroceltis tatarinowii | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/XingshuLantingxv.jpg/250px-XingshuLantingxv.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Xuan_paper | |||
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* Xuān bǐ 宣筆 宣笔 [cmn] | |||
|Xuancheng | |||
|Jin period (256 – 420) | |||
|rabbit hair | |||
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* papel de Manila [spa] | |||
|Manila | |||
|19<sup>th</sup> century | |||
|Manila hemp, pulpwood | |||
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Manila_papier.jpg/500px-Manila_papier.jpg | |||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Manila_paper | |||
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* ''qalam'' قلم [arb] | |||
|Arabia | |||
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|reed | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:20, 30 April 2026
* contains entries that can also belong to other articles
Hi, everyone.
In this lesson, we will see various traditional writing implements.
The term “categories” indicates “writing implements and materials”, “objects” indicates “writing implements and materials”. Individual physical instances of writing implements and materials are not the objects to cover.
in progress
Categories[edit | edit source]
| writing implement | place of origin | time of origin | material | image and video |
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c. 8000 BC | Mesopotamia | clay | |
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Mesopotamia | c. 8000 BC | reed or bone or metal | |
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Egypt | 3rd millennium BC | pith of the papyrus | |
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Eastern Meditteranea | 14th century BC | wood, wax | |
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China | 12th century BC | soot, animal glue | |
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China | late Shang period (c. 1250 BC – c. 1050 BC) | bone | |
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China | Spring and Autumn period (c. 770 BC – c. 481 BC) | silk | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Silk_manuscripts |
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Indian subcontinent | 5th century BC | palm leaf | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palm-leaf_manuscripts |
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China | 5th century BC | bamboo | |
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Egypt | 4th century BC | reed | |
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China | c. 300 BC | bamboo, hair | |
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Britain | Roman Britain period (43 – 410) | metal | |
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Mesoamerica | 75 | mulberry pulp | |
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China | 105 | pulp | |
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Eastern Mediterranea | before 400 | skin | |
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Western Mediterranea | 6th century | flight feather | |
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Indian subcontinent | 11th century | slate | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Slates_(blackboards) |
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Indian subcontinent | 11th century | chalk | |
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Great Lakes of North America | 16th century | birch bark | |
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Britain | 1770 | rubber | |
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Britain | 1875 | hemp, rag | |
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Western Europe | 18th century | graphite, wood | |
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France | 1822 | metal, plastics or metal | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pencil_sharpeners |
Objects[edit | edit source]
| writing implement | place of origin | time of origin | material | image and video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Huzhou | Qin period (221 BC – 206 BC) | ||
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Nepal | 1st century | Daphne bark | |
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Northern Vietnam | 3rd century or 13th century | Rhamnoneuron bark, limewater | |
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Jingxian | Tang period (618 – 907) | bark of Pteroceltis tatarinowii | |
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Xuancheng | Jin period (256 – 420) | rabbit hair | |
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Manila | 19th century | Manila hemp, pulpwood | |
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Arabia | reed | ||
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* contains entries that can also belong to other articles