Books Over the Years

By 20aydinn
  • 3500 BCE

    Sumerian Clay Tablets

    Symbols pressed into clay tablets, dried or fired to set, considered the earliest form of a book.
  • 2400 BCE

    Papyrus Scrolls

    A plant cut into strips, pressed together and dried to form a writing surface.
  • 200 BCE

    Wax Tablets

    Framed by wood, had two or more tablets covered in wax.
  • 500

    Manuscripts Written on Parchment

    Developed from calf sheep or goat skin.
  • 1440

    The Printing Press

    Allowed mass production of printed matter.

  • White Paper

    Chlorine is discovered and used to bleach white paper.

  • Paper Jackets

    Books are wrapped in paper jackets.

  • Ebooks

    A text you are able to read online.