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Papermaking in Britain, 1488-1988 : a short history /

Britain's first papermaker, John Tate, began work five hundred years ago. Dr. Hills, a distinguished industrial historian and President of the International Paper Historians Association, tells the story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to Britain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hills, Richard Leslie, 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Athlone Press, 1988.
Subjects:
Papermaking > Great Britain > History.
Papeterie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Papermaking.
Great Britain.
Papierindustrie.
Papermaking > Great Britain > History
Papierwirtschaft
Geschichte
Großbritannien
1488-1988
Great Britain > Paper manufacturing industries, 1488-1988
Printed books > 20th century > England > London > Specimens.
History.
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Summary:Britain's first papermaker, John Tate, began work five hundred years ago. Dr. Hills, a distinguished industrial historian and President of the International Paper Historians Association, tells the story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to Britain, through the major developments of the Industrial Revolution, up to the the advances that have made possible today's high- speed paper machines. With chapters on watermarking, the Whatmans, Esparto, etc.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection.
Physical Description:ix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.
ISBN:0485113465
9780485113464