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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.
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Categories
| 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; bone; 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 | 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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Mesoamerica | 75 | mulberry pulp | |
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Western Asia, Europe | before 400 | skin | |
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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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Objects
| writing implement | place of origin | time of origin | material | image and video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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