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v
t
e
Writing
and
writing material
Enduring
Plant-based
Amate
Trema micrantha
Ficus aurea
Bamboo and wooden slips
Birch bark
(
Betula
)
Folding-book manuscript
Streblus asper
Broussonetia papyrifera
Ola leaf
(
Corypha umbraculifera
)
Palm leaf
(
Borassus
)
Paper
Papyrus
(
Cyperus papyrus
)
Other materials
Animal skin
Parchment
Vellum
Ink
Metals
Intaglio
Stamping
Oracle bone
Photographic film
Stone
Geoglyph
Petroglyph
Tablets
Clay tablet
Slate
Wax tablet
Textile printing
Silk text
Impermanent
Electronic paper
Screen
Skywriting
Carrier objects
Book
Codex
Notebook
Electronic media
Hu
/
Shaku
(baton)
Inscription
Bas-relief
Manuscript
Palimpsest
Microform
Scroll
Sign
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