Papermaking in Britain 1488-1988

A Short History

AvRichard Leslie Hills

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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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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Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-19
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:562 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781474241274

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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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ForewordAcknowledgments1 This Paper Thynne, John Tate2 Paper of High Grade, Papermaking Before 15003 The Art of Watermarking4 A New Industry Emerges, 1500-18005 The Whatmans and Wove Paper6 The Origins of Wallpaper7 The Development of the Fourdrinier Paper Machine8 Rival Machines for Making Paper9 The Nineteenth Century: Demand Outstrips Rag Supplies10 Esparto and Other Types of Pulp11 The Paper Machine Matures12 Watermarks on Papermachines13 The Twentieth CenturyBibliographyGlossaryNotes Index