Papermaking in Britain, 1488-1988. A short history
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- Author(s) Hills, Richard L
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1988
- Pages 249pp; illus
- Publisher Athlone Press
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Authoritative work on the history of papermaking, focusing especially on the industry's technical progress but offering insights into the industry's development as a whole. Chapters include: 'This paper thynne, John Tate'; 'Paper of high grade - papermaking before 1500'; 'The art of watermarking'; 'A new industry emerges, 1500-1800'; 'The Whatmans and wove paper'; 'The origins of wallpaper'; 'The development of the Fourdrinier Paper Machine'; 'Rival machines for making paper'; 'The nineteenth century - demand outstrips rag supplies'; 'Esparto and other types of pulp'; 'The paper machine matures'; 'Watermarks on papermachines'; 'The twentieth century'