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.
Papyrus is made from a plant that grows on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. The aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, grows up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) high. Its green, triangular stem has long, sharp leaves and flower clusters 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cms) long. These flowers bloom at the tip.