Showing posts with label Nicholas A. Basbanes. Show all posts
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2017-08-07

"On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-thousand-year History" by Nicholas A. Basbanes

On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-thousand-year History


Publisher:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
ISBN:9780307266422 

Characteristics:xvi, 430 pages :,illustrations ;,25 cm
A very good overview of the history of paper making, and how it was developed. The detail that the author goes into was appreciated, and the fact that he toured many of the places that are mentioned in the book give you a good insight into the history.
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