File:Abbot Piaggios machine Device-to-unroll-papyri 1756 Vatican.jpg

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Schematic of the unfurling machine used to slowly open carbonized scrolls.

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English: Device to unroll papyri, Napoli. Abbot Antonio Piaggio developed this machine. https://thephraser.com/2015/03/30/herculaneum-papyri-in-the-national-library-in-naples/
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Source https://archive.org/stream/tesoroletterario00cast#page/n27/mode/2up
Author Giacomo Castrucci

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