Papermaking in Britain 1488-1988: A Short History
Author:   Richard Leslie Hills
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781474241274


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 November 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Papermaking in Britain 1488-1988: A Short History


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This short history tells the story of five hundred years of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing in Britain, through the major developments of the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day.

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Author:   Richard Leslie Hills
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9781474241274


ISBN 10:   1474241271
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgments 1 This Paper Thynne, John Tate 2 Paper of High Grade, Papermaking Before 1500 3 The Art of Watermarking 4 A New Industry Emerges, 1500-1800 5 The Whatmans and Wove Paper 6 The Origins of Wallpaper 7 The Development of the Fourdrinier Paper Machine 8 Rival Machines for Making Paper 9 The Nineteenth Century: Demand Outstrips Rag Supplies 10 Esparto and Other Types of Pulp 11 The Paper Machine Matures 12 Watermarks on Papermachines 13 The Twentieth Century Bibliography Glossary Notes Index

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Richard Leslie Hills, MBE is an English historian and clergyman who has written extensively on the history of technology. He founded Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.

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