About the Exhibit

This exhibit was created by Professor of Papyrology and Greek, Arthur Verhoogt, with help from former Papyrology Collection Manager Adam Hyatt (physical and online exhibit), Papyrology Collection Manager Monica Tsuneishi (online exhibit only), Senior Papyrus Conservator Leyla Lau-Lamb (papyrus conservation), Digital Photographer Randal Stegmeyer (photography), Conservation Librarian and Exhibit Conservato Cathy Baker (physical exhibit), and Head of Preservation and Conservation Shannon Zachary (physical exhibit).

Accessing the Papyrus Collection

Papyrus images can be accessed via our Papyrus Database, which can be found at the Papyrology Collection website. Information on Copyright for these images can be found on the Papyrology Copyright Policies page.

Questions about this exhibit and the Papyrology Collection can be directed to papycollections @ umich.edu.

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