Graz Mummy Book
At the University of Graz, the oldest fragment of a book in codex form known worldwide to date was discovered: an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century B.C. shows traces of stitching, indicating that it must have been part of a book.
During routine work on papyrus fragments in the Special Collections at the University of Graz Library, conservator Theresa Zammit Lupi discovered a sensation: an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century B.C. shows traces of stitching, indicating that it must have been part of a book. The fragment was found in 1902 in the wrapping of a mummy. 400 years older than the world's first known books, the find will probably push forward the previously scientifically accepted timeline of book history.

