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Hieroglyphic Scripts and Scribe Arts
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  • 1. Calfskin parchment prized for medieval manuscripts
  • 2. Technique linking monochrome writing surfaces and shading (French origin, often in illuminated texts)
  • 4. Pottery shards bearing ephemeral ink notes or votes
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  • 3. Reed plant substrate once Egypt’s scroll staple
  • 5. Animal hide treated for durable writing, older than paper
  • 6. Liquid medium for coating and smoothing ancient inscriptive surfaces
  • 7. Diminutive slab for incised cuneiform records
  • 8. Thin strips from a giant grass used as ancient East Asian canvases

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