The scroll is the standard
way of preserving a text in
antiquity; among the Egyptians
, the Greeks, the Romans, and
elsewhere, rolls were the
standard form of book.
The papyrus roll was
known four thousand
years B.C.E.
This pattern is part of a
long tradition of 'scroll' design,
defined by flowing plants that
form incomplete spirals in
symmetrical repeat patterns
, invoking the sensation of
constant flow. From Greek
pottery to Roman architecture
and the Islamic arabesque,
scrolls are deeply embedded
into our cultural history.
A hanging scroll is one of the
many traditional ways to
display and exhibit Chinese
painting and calligraphy.
Hanging scrolls are generally
intended to be displayed for
short periods of time and are
then rolled up to be tied and
for storage.
A scroll (from the Old French escroe or escroue),
also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus,
parchment, or paper containing writing.
Scrollwork is a term for some
forms of decoration dominated
by spiralling scrolls, today used
in popular language for two-dimensional
decorative flourishes and arabesques
of all kinds, especially those with circular
or spiralling shapes.
Scrollwork is a term for some
forms of decoration dominated
by spiralling scrolls, today used
popular language for
two-dimensional
decorative flourishes
and arabesques of all
kinds, especially those
with circular or spiralling shapes.
