5000 years ago, the Egyptians pressed the first sheet of paper using pulp from the papyrus plant. Scrolls from this era testify to our historical heritage.

2000 years ago, the first Chinese paper maker, Tsai Lun, made paper out of plant fibers and modern papermaking techniques today are still based on this principle.

No other medium has left a more lasting impression on the history of culture world-wide nor preserved it so well. Black on white: the written word is enduring. And even the introduction of electronic media has not been able to unseat it.