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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 (Paperback)
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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 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
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Matthias Koops was a pioneer of mechanical paper-making. He
invented new processes for making paper from wood pulp rather than
from rags, and for recycling paper itself to a condition in which
it could be used for printing. The second edition (1801) of his
book was printed partly on a type of straw paper and partly on
recycled paper; the Appendix was 'printed on paper made from wood
alone, the produce of this country'. Koops's aim was to overcome
the problem of the scarcity of rags for paper-making, which he
believed was a restraint on the development of commerce and of
science, by producing paper from natural sources which were almost
inexhaustible. However, the factory which he established went
bankrupt after only one year, and it was to be nearly two centuries
before printing books on recycled paper became a practical
possibility for the industry.
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