Costello described his goal as a font that would represent what English language texts would have looked like if written on papyrus 2000 years ago. As for Chinese characters, Clerical script was the dominated writing style: Here is how clerical script looks like (曹全碑/Cao Quan Monument). read more
Papyrus was a very strong and durable paper-like material that was used in Egypt for over 3000 years. It is the precursor to modern paper, the name of which is derived from the word "papyrus." Documents written on papyrus were often sealed wtih a mud sealing embossed with a stamp from a scarab seal, much in the same way that wax seals were later used. read more
Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called inscribing. hieroglyphics. pictographs. cuneiform. read more
Papyrus is the most common writing material we have in our collection, and it was used for all manner of public documents, private letters, literary and paralitery texts. Nevertheless, papyrus was expensive enough in ancient Egypt that it was often recycled and reused. read more