Laminating a paper is either done with self-laminating paper (that is one with adhesive backing that sticks to the document and is clear vinyl or plastic), and can be laminate one side or both sides...
There are various machines available to laminate paper, ranging from inexpensive tabletop models up to large commercial high speed floor model laminators. Laminating paper goes back to the 1930's...
Egyptians did not make paper using paper. They used Papyrus for making a sheet to write. The way paper is made since last 2000 years, papyrus sheet made in Egypt is not paper. Egyptians cut out the...