| James Townley - 1813 - 230 pagina’s
...Papyrus for writing on, was first found out in that country. The papyrus, in its proper signification, is a sort of flag, or bulrush growing in the marshes of Egypt near the River Nile. * When the outer skin is taken oif, there are next several films or inner skins,... | |
| James Townley - 1821 - 568 pagina’s
...where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis ; arid according to others in Seide, or Upper Egypt. It was...manufactured from the inner films of the Papyrus or BlMos, a sort of flag, or bulrush, growing in the marshes of Egypt.* The outer skin being taken off,... | |
| 1823 - 602 pagina’s
...date of its discovery is unknown, and even the place where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis...marshes of Egypt. The outer skin being taken off, there are next, several films or inner skins, one within another. These, when separated from the stalk,... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1823 - 608 pagina’s
...date of its discovery is unknown, and even the place where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis...a sort of flag or bulrush, growing in the marshes ot Egypt. The outer skin being taken off, there are next, several films or inner skins, one within... | |
| Thomas Curson Hansard - 1825 - 1088 pagina’s
...date of its discovery is unknown ; and even the place where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis...marshes of Egypt. The outer skin being taken off, there are next several films or inner skins, one within another. These, when separated from the stalk,... | |
| Thomas Curson Hansard - 1825 - 1090 pagina’s
...date of its discovery is unknown ; and even the place where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis;...bulrush, growing in the marshes of Egypt. The outer akin being taken off, there are next several films or inner skins, one within another. These, when... | |
| Thomas Curson Hansard - 1825 - 1114 pagina’s
...date of its discovery is unknown ; and even the place where it was first made is matter of dispute. According to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis;...and according to others in Seide, or Upper Egypt. It \iras manufactured from the inner films of the papyrus, or biblos, a sort of flag, or bulrush, growing... | |
| 1826 - 412 pagina’s
...the Kgyptian is unquestionably the most ancient. The exact date of its discovery is not known ; but, according to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis...biblos, a sort of flag or bulrush growing in the marshes in Egypt. The outer skin being taken off, there are next several films or inner skins, one within another.... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 pagina’s
...(lie Egyptian is unquestionably the must ancient. The exact date of its discovery is not known ; but, according to Isidore, it was first made at Memphis...manufactured from the inner films of the papyrus or bibtos, a sort of flag or bulrush growing in the marshes in Egypt. The outer skin being taken off,... | |
| James Townley - 1828 - 398 pagina’s
...Pcvpyrusfar writing on, was first found out in that country. The papyrus, in its proper signification, is a sort of flag or bulrush, growing in the marshes of Egypt near the River Nile.f When the outer skin is taken off, there are next several films or inner skins,... | |
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