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Papyrus (The plant)

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  • Anapo river, Sicily: clumped papyrus grass (Cyperus papyrus) being examined by two people in a rowing boat. Lithograph after J.H. Allan, ca. 1843.
  • Anapo river, Sicily: clumped papyrus grass (Cyperus papyrus) being examined by two people in a rowing boat. Lithograph after J.H. Allan, ca. 1843.
  • Papyrus reed (Cyperus papyrus L.): clump of reeds in water. Aquatint, 1823.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Papyrus / Richard Parkinson & Stephen Quirke ; with contributions by Ute Wartenberg & Bridget Leach.

    Parkinson, R. B. | Date: [1995], ©1995
    • Books

    A report upon the Herculaneum manuscripts, in a second letter, addressed to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent / by the Rev. John Hayter.

    Hayter, John, 1756-1818. | Date: 1811
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    Papyrus reed (Cyperus papyrus L.): clump of reeds in water. Aquatint, 1823.

    | Date: 4 June 1823 | Reference: 20398i
    • Books

    The nature and making of papyrus.

    Johnson, Malcolm L. | Date: 1973
    • Pictures

    Anapo river, Sicily: clumped papyrus grass (Cyperus papyrus) being examined by two people in a rowing boat. Lithograph after J.H. Allan, ca. 1843.

    Allan, John Harrison. | Date: [1843] | Reference: 20310i
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