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On paper : the everything of its two-thousand-year history

text On paper : the everything of its two-thousand-year history

Summary

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.

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 -- S... Read more
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430 p.;
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf 2013

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 676.09 BAS in Adult Non-fiction Available

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