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Author:
Sansom, Ian.
Title:
Paper : an elegy / Ian Sansom.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publisher:
William Morrow,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
xxiv, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Paper--History.
Papermaking--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-230).
Contents:
Respecting paper : an introduction -- A miracle of inscrutable intricacy -- In the wood -- Walking papers -- Victims to the bibliomania! -- Ornamenting the façade of hell -- The soul of advertisement -- Constructive thinking -- The secret is the paper -- The squiggle game -- A wonderful mental and physical therapy -- Legitimationspapiere -- Five leaves left -- The hollow in the paper : acknowledgments -- Tearing the book into pieces : a bibliography.
Summary:
Paying tribute to paper in all of its forms and functions, a humorous, international cultural study and series of personal reflections explores the history and significance of paper from its invention in China to the present.
ISBN:
0062241435
9780062241436
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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