Papyrus, Irene Vallejo

 

Papyrus:  The invention of books in the ancient world by Irene Vallejo

Started: May 26, 2026
Completed: June 4, 2026
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Media: Audio

Review:

I had hoped that this book would be more about scrolls then books, but it was not.  Not that scrolls were lacking.  In some ways, this was a writer's adventure in writing and in others it was a bit of survey of surviving works.  I imagine that Vallejo will be inclined to add to the book as more of the Herculaneum scrolls are read.