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the everything of its two-thousand-year history

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An edition of On paper (2013)

On paper

the everything of its two-thousand-year history

First edition.

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A consideration of all things paper--the invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses); its sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers--by the admired cultural historian.

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Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
430

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Papermaking, Paper, Paper industry, History

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On paper: the everything of its two-thousand-year history
2013, Alfred A. Knopf
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Table of Contents

Common bond
Goddess by the stream
Road trip
Rags to riches
Rolling on the river
One and done
Fiery consequences
Papers, please
Hard copy
Metamorphosis
Face value
On paper
Things unknown
The drawing board
Sleight of hand
In the mold
At the crossroads
Elegy in fragments.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
676.09
Library of Congress
Z247 .B34 2013, Z247 .B28 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 430 pages
Number of pages
430

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Open Library
OL27152716M
Internet Archive
onpapereverythin0000basb
ISBN 10
0307266427
ISBN 13
9780307266422
LCCN
2012050267
OCLC/WorldCat
824119601

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