What did the original Christian writings look like during the 1st century CE?
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The earliest Biblical manuscripts were almost certainly written on papyrus. We know of over 130 Biblical papyri dating from the second to the eighth century. These were written in majuscule case, and I think usually without spaces or much punctuation. They were not written in the uncial script as it was developed only in the fourth century for use on parchment and vellum, not papyrus.
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What did the original manuscripts look like? Here's a link to a digital library.
Center for the study of NT manuscripts
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The books are the record of the new Testament.
The New Testament is the New Covenant, and that is described explicitly in Luke 22: 19-20
19 Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me." 20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.
What is behind this answer? In Koine Greek (diatheke) and in the Aramaic / Hebraic languages used at the time, the terms that we render in English as "Testament" and "Covenant" are equivalent terms.
So one answer to What did it look like is: the New Covenant, the New Testament, looked red - like wine and / or blood.
The record of the New Testament was, as @curiousdanni mentions, mostly written on papyrus.
This answer is informed by Theologian Scott Hahn's various CD's and writings on the Last Supper and its significance in Christianity.
diatheke (Greek) testament
{snip legal definition} either of the two major portions of the Bible: the Mosaic or old covenant or dispensation, or the Christian or new covenant or dispensation. {snip} a covenant, especially between God and humans.
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