Paper
Subtitle: paging through history
By: Mark Kurlansky
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 635
ISBN-13: 9781410490070
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Papermaking; Paper industry; History
Other titles: Paging through history
Description: Tracing paper's evolution from antiquity to the present, the bestselling author of Cod and Salt challenges common assumptions about technology's influence, affirming that paper is here to stay. Paper will be the commodity history that guides us forward and illuminates our times.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-632).