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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.

密歇根大学一个少见的10天课程

It teaches how to save old papyrus papers.

怎么保存旧的纸莎草纸

It is the only one like it in the Americas.

美洲唯一这样的课程。

It is one of few in the world.

世界上少数几个之一

Nine scholars took part.

九个学者参加了

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

他们来自中国爱尔兰意大利美国

Students worked on old sheets.

学生们旧纸上工作。

People had not touched them for about 100 years.

人们大约100年没有碰过它们

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

密歇根世界上最大的纸莎草收藏之一。

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

这些文本来自公元前1000年公元1000年

The collection has parts of Homer's epics.

这个收藏荷马史诗的部分

It has writings by Epicurus.

伊壁鸠鲁写的作品

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

已知最古老的保罗书信副本

Marieka Kaye manages preservation at the university library.

玛丽卡·凯在大学图书馆管理保护工作

She said she tries to make the work easy.

她说她努力工作变得容易

Many people feel very scared when they touch old things.

很多人旧东西感到非常害怕

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

这门课如何清洁存放和写关于脆弱文本的内容

Papyrus and its ink can break or smear.

纸莎草纸和它的墨水会破或变模糊

So students learn to take away dirt with care.

所以学生学会小心地去掉脏东西

They use a little water to make folds soft.

他们一点水折痕变软

The course began in 2012.

课程在2012年开始

It runs every two years.

每两年一次。

It did not run in 2020.

在2020年没有办

About 50 students have finished it.

大约50个学生完成了

Curator Giuliano Sidro said training new conservators is very important.

馆长朱利亚诺·西德罗训练新的保护人员非常重要

If not, the skill will be lost.

如果不这样技能会丢失

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

密歇根得到了它的收藏通过买在埃及的卡拉尼斯挖掘。

That was between 1924 and 1935.

在1924年和1935年之间

Some students can read old languages.

一些学生能读古老的语言

These include Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Egyptian.

这些包括阿拉伯语希腊语拉丁语和埃及语

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

一个来自埃及的学生将分享她学到的

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

在她的国家和澳大利亚做这个。

She will be a link between nations.

将成为国家之间连接

August 20th, 2026

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