Archive for the 'Writing History' Category
The Story of Writing
Writing began about 5,500 years ago as a way of keeping accounts and records, and later of passing on news, views and stories. Before this, people had to rely on what they could remember, and this was not always very accurate. As people began to trade and travel widely, a more practical and reliable system […]
Posted by: Scribe on Wednesday, 29 Dec 2004
History of Pens & Pencils
Early writers didn’t have the enormous range of pens, pencils and other writing implements we have at our fingertips today. In the Middle East, where writing began, reeds and rushes grew in many areas. So people cut lengths of reeds, sharpened the ends, dipped them into soot or ink and used them to write with.
Since […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 27 Nov 2004