An edition of On paper
(2013)
On paper
the everything of its two-thousand-year history
First edition.
by Nicholas A. Basbanes
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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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On paper: the everything of its two-thousand-year history
2013, Alfred A. Knopf
in English
- First edition.
0307266427 9780307266422
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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