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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 / by Matthias Koops, Esq.
Author
Koops, Matthias.
Publication
London : Printed by Jaques and Co. ..., 1801.

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Additional Authors
Neckinger Mill.
Description
[2], vi, [7]-258 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 21 cm. (8vo)
Subjects
Note
  • "Printed on paper manufactured solely from straw." Printed on yellow straw paper, except p. 247-258, printed on cream-colored paper.
  • Issued also on recycled paper.
  • This issue lacks appendix printed on wood pulp paper (p. 259-273 in the issue printed on recycled paper).
  • Paper for both issues manufactured at the Neckinger Mill, Bermondsey, according to patents granted to the author, 1800-1801. Cf. dedication, p. [iii-iv]; p. 250-252; Hunter, p. [48]. Watermark of the straw paper: Neckinger Mill, 1801.
  • Signatures: [A⁴] B-P⁸ Q-S⁴ ²S².
  • Illustrations: 1 print : etching ; plate mark 19 x 11 cm. Subject: papyrus; after the ill. in De plantis Aegypti / Prosper Alpini (Venice, 1592), p. 43.
Indexed In (note)
  • Labarre, E.J. Paper-making (2nd ed.)
  • Hunter, D. Literature of papermaking
Call Number
Schlosser 434
LCCN
24008719 //rev.
OCLC
  • 6930897
  • NYPG89-B38664
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 / by Matthias Koops, Esq.
Imprint
London : Printed by Jaques and Co. ..., 1801.
Edition
Second edition.
Indexed In:
Labarre, E.J. Paper-making (2nd ed.), p. xiii, no. 67
Hunter, D. Literature of papermaking, p. 47-[48]
Local Note
Provenance: U[lco] P[roost] (bookplate).
Local Subject
Paper, Plant fiber.
Paper, Straw -- Specimens.
Paper, Experimental -- Specimens.
Added Author
Neckinger Mill.
Research Call Number
Schlosser 434
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