Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 316
en a distinguished representa-tive of the British Government once visited Pekin, begun to make, is old-fashioned with them. Theskill of the Japanese in handling long fibers withoutinjury enables them to make their parchment-likepaper very tenacious and durable. It is claimed that the Mandarin… … APYKLS SCROLL. several servants brought him a huge roll, which,when spread out over the large floor, proved to bethe visiting-card of the Chinese Emperor. Early in the Christian era, the Japanese employedsilk faced with linen, and also wood shavings, forwriting material. In 610, A. D., they began…
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