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A Chronology Of Paper And Papermaking

A Chronology Of Paper And Papermaking

Munsell, Joel

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General ReferenceTechnology & EngineeringGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935450051X
ISBN13: 9789354500510
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Paper holds civilisation together. Follow its story, date by date. A timeline with real weight. In A Chronology Of Paper And Papermaking, Joel Munsell draws on 19th century scholarship to assemble a chronological reference book and historical bibliography of the materials and methods that made books possible. Compiled by a printer with a scholar's eye, it gathers dated notices of processes, inventions, and the writings that shaped the history of papermaking. Moving from the origins of paper through the spread of craft knowledge, it tracks milestones in paper manufacturing history, the rise of early modern paper mills, and the interwoven history of printing that transformed learning and trade. Its brisk, item-by-item design invites browsing, yet it also supports serious citation-led work. Seen today, it is both a working tool and a window onto Victorian intellectual life: the period when bibliographical method, industrial progress, and antiquarian collecting met. Read a few entries for pleasure, or follow its trails into archives and collections. A companion for anyone who loves the material book. For book artists, collectors, and curious readers, the pleasure is in the sweep: how fibres, water, moulds, and presses shaped culture long before the digital age. For specialists, it remains a dependable book conservators reference and a practical library research resource, useful for cataloguing, provenance, teaching, and wider book arts history. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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