BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN
URL:https://lectures.london/cambridge-university/the-path-of-paper-new-evi
 dence-for-the-history-of-an-old-technology/calender.ics
NAME:Lectures London
X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London
TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a7b0df9e-ea0d-4a92-8345-1843e1a5aee8
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20261112T141617
DTSTART:20261117T170000
DTEND:20261117T180000
SUMMARY:The Path of Paper: New Evidence for the History of an Old Technolo
 gy
LOCATION:Cambridge University: Robinson College
DESCRIPTION:FORMAT: Hosted in-person at Robinson College in Cambridge\, li
 ve streamed and recorded. TICKETS: Free to attend in-person and via live s
 tream. Registration required. Lecture 1: The Path of Paper: New Evidence f
 or the History of an Old Technology The history of paper is usually told a
 s a story of diffusion from east to west\, from ancient China to the medie
 val Islamic world and Europe. But much of the evidence is still up for gra
 bs\, with recent archaeological and archival discoveries complicating rece
 ived narratives. This lecture draws on manuscript evidence to revisit key 
 moments in paper’s long migration. This first lecture will be followed b
 y a drinks reception and display back at the University Library until 7.30
 pm. This is the first lecture in the 2026 Sandars Lectures series titled: 
 Flax to Folio: The Global Diffusion of Early Paper and the History of Text
 iles.
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/detail.shtml?uid=fe8a12ad
 -5767-451b-b448-317fb31b1a13
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR