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Clapperton, R.H. 'Paper An historical account of its making by…
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Melbourne
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8-May-2017
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Clapperton, R.H. 'Paper An historical account of its making by hand from the earliest times down to the present day' [Shakespeare Head Press, Oxford, 1934], Number 176 from a limited edition of 250 on hand made paper. Half leather binding in attractive slipcase., This book describes the origin and development of early papermaking in China, and its progress over a millennium. The structure and use of the Eastern flexible and Western rigid moulds are contrasted, and illustrations from both manuscript, printed, and photographic sources are shown to explain the two techniques. Micrographs and discussion of the plant fibres used in ancient papers allows practical papermaking problems to be introduced.
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