80 BOOK. ROLL. VOLUME. 



The word Paper is derived from the Egyptian 

 plant papyrus; and from the general custom 

 among the ancients of writing on the leaves of 

 trees, our books are still said to be composed of 

 leaves. 



Liber, the Latin name for a book, signifies also 

 the inner bark of a tree, which the ancients used 

 to write upon; and Volumen, a roll, was the 

 manuscript rolled up ; from whence come our 

 words Library and Volume. The English word 

 Book comes from the Saxon boc, or beech, be- 

 cause beechen tablets were formerly used to write 

 on. 



