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Learning to save old paper books

Learning to save old paper books

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August 20th, 2026

Learning to save old paper books

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The University of Michigan has a rare 10-day course.

密西根大學一個少見的十天課程

It teaches how to save old papyrus papers.

怎麼保存舊的莎草紙

It is the only one like it in the Americas.

美洲唯一一個這樣的課程。

It is one of few in the world.

世界上少數的幾個之一

Nine scholars took part.

九位學者參加了

They came from China, Ireland, Italy, and the U.S.

他們來自中國愛爾蘭義大利美國

Students worked on old sheets.

學生們紙上工作。

People had not touched them for about 100 years.

人們大約一百年沒有碰過它們

Michigan has one of the biggest papyrus collections in the world.

密西根世界上最大的紙莎草收藏之一

The texts are from 1000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.

這些文本西元前一千年西元一千年

The collection has parts of Homer's epics.

這個收藏荷馬史詩的部分

It has writings by Epicurus.

伊壁鳩魯的著作

It has the oldest known copy of the Epistles of Paul.

已知最古老的保羅書信副本

Marieka Kaye manages preservation at the university library.

瑪麗卡·凱在大學圖書館管理保存工作

She said she tries to make the work easy.

她說她試著工作變簡單

Many people feel very scared when they touch old things.

很多人舊東西覺得很害怕

The course teaches how to clean, store, and write about the fragile texts.

這門課怎麼清潔存放和寫脆弱的文本

Papyrus and its ink can break or smear.

莎草紙和它的墨水會破或糊掉

So students learn to take away dirt with care.

所以學生學習小心地去掉髒東西

They use a little water to make folds soft.

他們一點水摺痕變軟

The course began in 2012.

這門課在2012年開始

It runs every two years.

每兩年一次。

It did not run in 2020.

在2020年沒有辦

About 50 students have finished it.

大約50個學生完成了

Curator Giuliano Sidro said training new conservators is very important.

館長朱利亞諾·西德羅訓練新的修護員很重要

If not, the skill will be lost.

如果沒有這項技能會失去

Michigan got its collection from buying and digging at Karanis, Egypt.

密西根大學的收藏來自購買和在埃及卡拉尼斯的挖掘。

That was between 1924 and 1935.

在1924年到1935年之間

Some students can read old languages.

有些學生能讀古老的語言

These include Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Egyptian.

這些包括阿拉伯語希臘語拉丁語和埃及語

One student from Egypt said she will share what she learned.

一個來自埃及的學生會分享她學到的東西

She will do this in her home country and in Australia.

在祖國和澳洲做這件事。

She will be a link between nations.

會成為國家之間橋樑

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