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Lewis Buzbee

“To make up for the lack of papyrus, the librarians and booksellers of Pergamum used sheepskin or goatskin to create a new writing surface called parchment, which in Latin means "of Pergamum".”

Lewis Buzbee, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee
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