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1. The Hortus Eystettensis: How Paper Type Can Help Decipher Printing History.

Author

CARROLL, ANGUS

Subjects
*HISTORY of printing, *HISTORY of publishing, *HISTORY of the book industry, *PAPER, *PATRONAGE
Abstract

The article discusses the publication of the book "Hortus Eystettensis," by Basilius Besler. The price of the book at the time of its initial printing, the development of a trade and a deluxe version of the work, and the types of paper on which the books were printed are examined. Explanations for the appearance of deluxe issues printed on inferior paper, trade issues lacking text verso, and patronage during the early 17th century are also discussed.

Published
2009
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2. A Brief History of Papermaking.

Author

KENT, NORMAN

Subjects
PAPERMAKING, PAPER, HISTORY of printing, PAPER mills, HISTORY
Abstract

The article presents a brief history of papermaking from its origin in the Orient in the first century to the Western World in the twelfth century. Chinese eunuch Ts'ai Lun invented the paper in 105 A.D. The papermaking process slowly moved westward into Damascus and Egypt in the tenth century and then came into Europe. Then printing multiple impressions from movable type was invented. The first paper mill in the U.S. was erected in 1690 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, by German papermaker William Rittenhouse who had emigrated to Pennsylvania.

Published
1967

3. AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.

Author

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

Subjects
*HISTORY of printing, *PAPER
Abstract

The article discusses the work of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Topics discussed include the society's founder, the printer and publisher Isaiah Thomas, the role and views of AAS President Ellen S. Dunlap, and the focus of the AAS on hard-copy materials on paper rather than digitized copies.

Published
2014

4. Paper and Printing.

Author

Poon Ming-sun

Subjects
HISTORY of printing, PUBLISHING, PAPER, NONFICTION, CHINESE history
Abstract

This article reviews Tsuen-hsuin Tsien's "Paper and Printing," volume 5, part 1 of the "Science and Civilisation in China" series, which traces the history of paper and printing, and their precursors, in China from the Shang through the Qing dynasties. While the work is "not flawless," because it contains a number of unedited errors, it is nevertheless an "important" work for scholars. [ABSTRACT FROM CONTRIBUTOR]

Published
1987