Question: what are the types of writing materials?
Answer: Introduction. Biblical manuscripts, with a few minor exceptions such as verses written on amulets and pots, are written on one of three materials: Papyrus, Parchment, and Paper. ... 
Papyrus. The earliest relatively complete description of how papyrus was prepared comes from Pliny's Natural History (xiii. ... 
Parchment. ... 
Paper. ... 
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