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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1944

Page

7

Parchment Named for Pergamon as Ancient Writing Substitute

The word parchment derives from Pergamon, the city credited with inventing the writing material as a substitute for papyrus. This origin links the name to the ancient center of learning and manuscript production.

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