Papermaking : the history and technique of an ancient craft

1978 Dover republication - first paperback edition: pp.: 26 - 611 - 37, + catalogue {18} - - - - The classic work on papermaking, this book traces the craft's history from its invention in China to its introductions in Europe and America. The foremost authority on the subject covers tools and materials; hand moulds; pressing, drying, and sizing; hand- and machine-made paper; watermarking; and more. Over 320 illustrations. Discusses Every Aspect Of Papermaking --its History, Methods, Tools, And Watermarking. Before Paper: The Writing Substances Of The Ancients -- Ts'ai Lun And The Invention Of Paper: The Influence Of Calligraphy Upon Paper And The Influence Of Paper Upon Printing -- Empress Shotoku And Her Million Printed Prayers: The First Text Printing Upon Paper To Be Executed In The World -- The Hand-mould: The Papermakers' Most Essential Tool, Upon Which Rest The Two Thousand Years Of Papermaking History -- The Maceration Of Materials For Papermaking: From The Primitive Mortar And Pestle Of Ancient China To The Improved Hollander Of Europe -- Early Papermaking Processes And Methods -- Paper: A Sacred Material -- The Use Of Paper In The Orient For Ceremonies And Purposes Unknown In The Western World -- The Paper And The Papermakers Of Europe And America During The Early Years Of Printing. Ancient Watermarks: Six And A Half Centuries Of Mystic Symbols -- Latter-day Watermarks: The Nineteenth-century Development Of Watermarks Into An Artistic And Technical Achievement -- Papermaking Materials: With The Eighteenth-century Development Of Printing, Occidental Papermakers Were Forced To Begin Their Search For Vegetable Fibres Never Before Used -- The Paper-machine And Its Inventor, Nicholas-louis Robert, The Paper-mahcine Revolutionizes Printing -- Printing Revolutionizes Papermaking, And The World-wide Quest For New Papermaking Fibres Begins In Earnest -- The Watermarking Of Machine-made Papers And The Use Of Watermarks In Detecting Forgery -- Present-day Papermaking By Hand In Europe -- Handmade Papers Vs. Machine-made Papers, Paper Made By The Ancient Traditional Methods Still Has A Limited Use, But The Paper-machine Has Altered Every Phase Of Life -- Chronology Of Papermaking, Paper, And The Use Of Paper. By Dard Hunter. Unabridged Republication Of The Second Edition Of This Work As Published By Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [585]-602.