Today, modern bookbinding is divided between hand binding by individual craftsmen working in a one room studio shop and commercial bindings mass-produced by high speed machines in a production line factory.oday, modern bookbinding is divided between hand binding by individual craftsmen working in a one room studio shop and commercial bindings mass-produced by high speed machines in a production line factory.
The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to c. 1550 BC.he papyrus was written in about 1500 BC, but it is believed to have been copied from earlier texts. The Ebers Papyrus is a 110-page scroll, which is about 20 meters long.
How to Care for a Papyrus Plant. Papyrus plant belong to the genus Cyperus. This tall, robust, leafless aquatic plant can grow 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft) high. It forms a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick, woody rhizomes. The stems are rigid and triangular and have white pith inside. The pith is the source of papyrus paper. Papyrus plants were one of the most important plants in ancient civilized Egypt and used for paper, woven goods, food and fragrance.