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'''Paper''' (also know as "writing material" and sometimes "sheets") is used in the production of [[scroll]]s and [[quire]]s. There are three forms of writing material: papyrus sheets, paper sheets and parchment sheets. Sheets are used to make quires or with rollers to make scrolls -- these are then used for writing.
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'''Sheets''' are used in the production of [[scroll]]s and [[quire]]s. Sheet can be made from either paper or parchment.
  
==Parchment==
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==Paper==
Parchment is made from [[hide]] and [[milk of lime]] at a [[tanner's shop]].
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Paper is made from cloth plants mashed into [[slurry]] (at a [[quern]]/[[millstone]]) and then pressed on a [[screw press]].
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{| class = "wikitable sortable"
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!Plant
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!Sheet type
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|-
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|[[Flax]]
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|Linen Sheet
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|-
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|[[Jute]]
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|Jute Sheet
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|-
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|[[Hemp]]
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|Hemp Sheet
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|-
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|[[Cotton]]
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|Cotton Sheet
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|-
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|[[Ramie]]
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|Ramie Sheet
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|-
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|[[Kenaf]]
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|Kenaf Sheet
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|-
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|[[Pig tail]]
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|Pig Tail Sheet
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|-
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|[[Rope reed]]
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|Rope reed Sheet
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|}
  
==Papyrus==
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===Papyrus===
Papyrus sheets are made directly from [[papyrus sedge|the papyrus plant]] at a [[farmer's workshop]].
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Papyrus (called Plant Sheets) are made directly from [[papyrus sedge|the papyrus plant]] at a [[farmer's workshop]].
  
==Paper==
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==Parchment==
Paper is made from cloth plants pressed into slurries (start at the [[quern]]/[[mill]], then go to a [[screw press]])
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Parchment is made from [[hide]] and [[milk of lime]] at a [[tanner's shop]]. Parchment made from the [[hide]] of a [[cow]] is called vellum.

Revision as of 02:26, 4 December 2015

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Sheets are used in the production of scrolls and quires. Sheet can be made from either paper or parchment.

Paper

Paper is made from cloth plants mashed into slurry (at a quern/millstone) and then pressed on a screw press.

Plant Sheet type
Flax Linen Sheet
Jute Jute Sheet
Hemp Hemp Sheet
Cotton Cotton Sheet
Ramie Ramie Sheet
Kenaf Kenaf Sheet
Pig tail Pig Tail Sheet
Rope reed Rope reed Sheet

Papyrus

Papyrus (called Plant Sheets) are made directly from the papyrus plant at a farmer's workshop.

Parchment

Parchment is made from hide and milk of lime at a tanner's shop. Parchment made from the hide of a cow is called vellum.