Papyri and Papyrus-Hunting by James Baikie

Today’s free book is James Baikie’s study of the history of the use of papyrus as a writing material. This work is in the public domain.

James Baikie [1866-1931], Egyptian Papyri and Papyrus-Hunting. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1925. Hbk. pp.324. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Preface

1. The Papyrus and its Use as a Writing Material
2. The Use of the Papyrus in Ancient Egypt
3. The First Papyrus-Hunters
4. Ancient Egyptian Papyri in Modern Times
5. Ancient Papyri: Historical and Legal
6. Ancient Papyri: Historical and Legal (cont.)
7. Ancient Papyri: Poetry
8. Ancient Papyri: Fiction
9. Funerary Papyri
10. Modern Papyrus-Hunting
11. Theological and Literary Texts
12. Official, Legal, and Personal Documents and Letters

• Index

Main image: Papyrus plants near Syracuse, Sicily. Credit: Image by pjt56. Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0.