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Paper and Paper Making, Ancient and Modern: With an Introduction by the Rev. George Croly.

Paper and Paper Making, Ancient and Modern: With an Introduction by the Rev. George Croly.

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電子版あり 大学・学術機関向け電子ブック(eBook)ISBN 9780511696367
著者・編者Herring, Richard / Croly, George,
シリーズ (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries)
出版社 (Cambridge University Press, UK)
出版年月2010
ページ数156 pp.
言語ENG
ニュース番号<A03-15753>

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This short history of paper-making is based on lectures delivered at the London Institute, and was first published in book form in 1855. The young Richard Herring (b. 1829) covers a great deal of ground in just three chapters. His book begins with the origins of writing itself, the first materials upon which people wrote, and the mastery of Egyptian papyrus. He then describes more recent developments such as the paper-making techniques developed in the eighteenth century by James Whatman, watermarks, and an especially captivating section on how the close analysis of paper was used to expose an Irish forgery of Shakespearean manuscripts. The introduction by the Reverend George Croly stresses the importance of paper-making and printing to Christian history. Herring writes enthusiastically, punctuating his account with anecdotes, and patriotically emphasises the unrivalled brilliance of printing in England.