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The first duplicating mechanism was an engraved cylinder mounted in a frame that was rolled over soft clay, which was then dried in the sun. Another primitive copying method consisted of rubbing an inscription. The Chinese used ink and absorbent paper to copy inscriptions. Up through the Middle Ages scribes hand-copied documents because no other method of duplication was practical
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(2007). Duplicating Methods. In: Forensic Document Examination. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-301-1_24
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