Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
English edition
English edition cover.
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
Current cover artwork from Fable for the English Knopf ebook, ISBN 9780593318904. The essay uses Charlotte Whittle’s English translation, 2022. This artwork has not been authenticated as the original 2022 jacket; the Ukrainian translation has not been compared.
Cover sourceIrene Vallejo explores books in the ancient world: writing materials, libraries, scribes and readers. She traces the history of books through people and the ways texts are preserved.