How Papyrus sheets Are Made Written by Dr.Nabil Elkhawaga Continued from page 1 a hard flat object and beaten or pressed to desorb water until they fused together. The resulting sheets were left to dry in direct sun for several days, then they were polished and glued together to form scrolls. Painting was carried out utilizing oil colors or gauche colors. This art was missed for a very long time until it was uncovered around sixty years ago by some researchers. The way our papyri is made now in Egypt is a replica of that one used 3000 years ago. No chemicals, additives or modifiers are used, this is to ensure that work of recent artisans looks same as that of their ancient grandfathers. Processing Steps 1. Papyrus Plant 2. Cut Papyrus 3. Making sheets President of Egypt Cyber Trade, LLC, the owner of www.kingtutshop.com , Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry holder, interested in Egyptology and ancient Egyptian crafts and manufacturing educational kits for 6 - 8 grade classes hexoctal music Written by Dr.VSR.Subramaniam Continued from page 1 visit : www.drvsrs.com/hexoctal.htm visit : www.drvsrs.com/drvsrs.htm     <Back to Page 1   ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005 Terms of Use