Scroll

In cultures like China and Japan, scrolls persisted longer for art, calligraphy, and religious texts like Buddhist sutras. The world's oldest dated printed book is a 16-foot-long Chinese scroll of the Diamond Sutra from 868 C.E.. Physical Structure and Layout

Scrolls can be horizontal (unrolled side-to-side) or vertical (unrolled top-to-bottom).

Ancient horizontal scrolls were typically written in multiple columns; as a person read, they would unroll the next section with one hand while rolling up the finished section with the other. Scroll

Most scrolls were constructed by joining smaller sheets of material with glue or thread to form a continuous strip.

The oldest surviving scrolls are made of papyrus, a plant native to Egypt that was the dominant writing material for the Mediterranean world starting around 3000 B.C.E.. In cultures like China and Japan, scrolls persisted

The term "scroll" has found a second life in modern technology, shifting from a physical object to a digital action. The Historical Background of The Ancient Scroll

They were often wound around a central wooden rod called an umbilicus to provide stability and protection during handling. Evolution into the Digital Age The term "scroll" has found a second life

Scrolls represent one of the earliest forms of record-keeping and literature.