History of Paper

Ancient Egyptian civilization contributing papyrus as writing media. The use of papyrus as a writing medium is used in the ancient Egyptian civilization in the dynasty pharaoh then spread throughout the Middle East to the Mediterranean and the Romans spread across Europe, although the use of papyrus still considered very expensive. From the word papyrus (papyrus) that is known as a paper in English, papier in Dutch, German, French or papel example in Spanish, which means paper.

Recorded in the history of China is a civilization which contributed paper for the World.

Is Tsai Lun who invented paper from bamboo materials are easily available across China in the year 101 AD. This discovery eventually spread to Japan and Korea as the spread of the nations of China to the east and the development of civilization in the region although the initial way of making paper is very confidential.

In the end, the paper-making techniques into the hands of the Arabs in the Abbasid period, especially after the defeat of the forces of the Tang Dynasty in the Battle of Talas River in 751 BC where the prisoners of war teaches how papermaking to the Arabs so dizaman Abbasids, there was paper industry centers both in Baghdad and Samarkand and other industrial cities, then spread to Italy and India and Europe, especially after the Crusades and the fall of Grenada from the Moors into the hands of the Spaniards, and to the whole world.

Ts'ai Lun inventor of paper material most likely a foreign name that sounded in the ears of readers. Considering how important the findings, it is very surprising that the Western people underestimate it for granted. Not a little encyclopaedia not put her name goods word. This is really outrageous. Judging from the point of the importance of usability is very rare Ts'ai Lun paper cited can cause suspicion lest Ts'ai Lun a figure erratic and unreliable presence or absence. However, an absolute thorough investigation proves clearly that Ts'ai Lun was really there and not some genie in a fairy tale.
He was a civil servant at the royal court in the year 105 AD to present examples of the paper to the Emperor Ho Ti. Note Ts'ai Lun Chinese about this (found in the writing of the official history of the Han dynasty) completely candid and trustworthy, without the slightest no odors or fairy tale magic. The Chinese always associate the name with Ts'ai Lun inventor of paper and his name famous throughout China.
Not much is known about the life of Ts'ai Lun, unless there is a mention that he was a eunuch. Noted also very excited with the emperor Ts'ai Lun, and he made it up the ranks, and be knighted by itself so barons. However, later he was involved in a plot that drags anti palace to his downfall. Chinese records mentioned after he kicked-Ts'ai Lun clean bathroom, wearing a beautiful dress, and then drank poison.
The use of paper spread across China in the 2nd century, and in the first few centuries China has been able to export paper to Asian countries. For a long time China's secretive way this paper fabrication. In the year 751, what is immoral, some experts paper restorer captive by Arabs so that in a short paper is diprodusir in Baghdad and Sarmarkand. Art of papermaking gradually spread throughout the Arab world and the new in the 12th century the Europeans learned this technique. The use of paper began to spread, and after Gutenberg invented the modern printing press, paper replaced parchment as a means of writing in the West.
Now the use of paper is so general that no one could imagine a world without paper forms.
In China before Ts'ai Lun, most books were made of bamboo. Just awful kind of book it was too heavy and clumsy. Indeed, there is also a book made of silk but the price is very expensive to the public. While in the West before paper-books were written on goat or calf skin. This material as a substitute for papyrus favored by Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. Both parchment and papyrus not only scarce, but also expensive.