Painterly reconstruction of a sunlit market street: stalls hung with patterned textiles and piled with folded cloth, baskets and pots line a stone-paved lane where people and a laden donkey walk under awnings, towards a gateway with a domed building, a minaret-like tower and palms beyond.

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Detail of the same illustrated bazaar: stacks of folded, patterned textiles, cloth-draped tables and woven baskets under a stall's timber posts.

Paper

A sheet of paper can carry an account, a letter, or a text. It is easier to handle than some earlier writing surfaces.

Sources

Paper was easier to handle than some earlier writing surfaces. — Which surfaces, and in what respects, needs specifying.
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