On Paper
The Everything of Its Two-thousand-year History
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Format: Ebook
Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 430) : illustrations, portraits.
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 -- The sound of money -- One and done -- Fiery consequences -- Papers, please -- Hard copy -- Metamorphosis -- Face value -- On paper -- Things unknown -- The drawing board -- Sleight of hand -- In the mold -- At the crossroads -- Elegy in fragments.
ISBN:
9780385350440
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on print version record.