The language of paper : a history of 2000 years
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The language of paper : a history of 2000 years
Orchid Press, c2007
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Bibliography: p. 192-203
Includes index
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Paper technology originated in China some two millennia ago. This title presents the origins and dissemination of paper production in various parts of the world. It discusses specific uses for paper, referring in to subjects such as paper money, paper as a cover for the body, shifu and applications relating to architecture. Paper technology originated in China some two millennia ago, from where it spread east, to Korea and Japan, and west, along the Silk Road to Central Asia, eventually reaching Europe in the 13th century. As the technology propagated, paper
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