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'''Paper''' was a fairly expensive commodity during [[period]]. Its manufacture is time and resource consuming and as there was little to no mass [[education]] (especially during early period years) the demand for paper was not great.

'''Interesting literature:'''
*Dard Hunter (1978) ''Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft'', Dover Publications (reprint)
*Jonathan Bloom(1978) ''Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic world'', Yale University Press 2001 (reprint)

''See also:''
* [[Bookbinding]]
* [[Illumination]]