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'''Paper''' is a material used for writing, printing, packaging, wrapping, cleaning and other uses.  It is a thin material made of fibers, usually [[cellulose]] from [[wood]] pulp or from other plant fibers wood, such as [[rice]], rags or [[grass]]es.   

'''Paper''' is a material used for writing, printing, packaging, wrapping, cleaning and other uses.  It is a thin material made of fibers, usually [[cellulose]] from [[wood]] pulp or from other plant fibers wood, such as [[rice]], rags or [[grass]]es.   

The word paper comes from [[papyrus]], which was an early form of writing material used in ancient [[Egypt]]. Papyrus however, is not paper - it is reed strips pounded together. True paper, or paper made from the cellulose and wood pulp of plant materials, was invented in the [[Han Dynasty]] around the 2nd century B.C.  In [[Mediaeval]] [[Europe]] parchment or vellum was made from animal skin.  Unually calf skin or sheep skin was used. Books were made from parchment the way paper is used today.   

The word paper comes from [[papyrus]], which was an early form of writing material used in ancient [[Egypt]]. Papyrus however, is not paper - it is reed strips pounded together. True paper, or paper made from the cellulose and wood pulp of plant materials, was invented in the [[Han Dynasty]] around the 2nd century B.C.  In [[Mediaeval]] [[Europe]] parchment or vellum was made from animal skin.  Calf skin or sheep skin was also occasionally used. Books were made from parchment the way paper is used today.   

==See also==

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