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Historical account of the substances which have been used to describe events, and to convey ideas, from the earliest date to the invention of paper

Title
Historical account of the substances which have been used to describe events, and to convey ideas, from the earliest date to the invention of paper / [M. Koops].
Author
Koops, Matthias.
Publication
London : Printed by T. Burton ..., 1800.

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Additional Authors
Neckinger Mill.
Description
[2], 91, [3] p. : sample; 29 cm. (fol.)
Subject
  • Writing materials and instruments
  • Papermaking > Europe > History
  • Papermaking > England > Bermondsey
  • Paper mills > Europe
Note
  • "Printed on the first useful paper manufactured soley [sic] from straw." Appendix (p. [85]-91) printed on "paper made from wood alone ... without any intermixture of rags, waste paper, bark, straw, or any other vegetable substance."
  • Paper manufactured at the Neckinger Mill, Bermondsey, according to a patent granted to the author in 1800. Cf. dedication, p. [5]; Hunter, p. [48]. Watermarks: arms and monogram (GR) of the dedicatee, George III.
  • Author statement from p. [1] (first group).
  • Signed by the author at end of dedication, p. [6].
  • Signatures: pi1 [A]² B-Z² chi1 (leaves X2 and chi1 blank).
  • Laid in: sample blank folded sheet of straw paper, 35 x 43 cm. folded to 18 x 12 cm. Watermark: "Neckinger Mill."
Indexed In (note)
  • ESTC
  • Bigmore & Wyman
  • Labarre, E.J. Paper-making (2nd ed.)
  • Hunter, D. Literature of papermaking
Call Number
Schlosser 432
LCCN
08036573 //rev.
OCLC
  • 2193302
  • NYPG89-B39287
Author
Koops, Matthias.
Title
Historical account of the substances which have been used to describe events, and to convey ideas, from the earliest date to the invention of paper / [M. Koops].
Imprint
London : Printed by T. Burton ..., 1800.
Indexed In:
ESTC T069621
Bigmore & Wyman, I, p. 399
Labarre, E.J. Paper-making (2nd ed.), p. xiii, no. 67
Hunter, D. Literature of papermaking, p. 47-[48] and plate facing p. 45
Local Subject
Paper, Plant fiber.
Paper, Straw -- Specimens.
Paper, Experimental -- Specimens.
Paper, Wood-pulp -- Specimens.
Added Author
Neckinger Mill.
Research Call Number
Schlosser 432
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