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The revival of Himalayan papermaking: historical, social-cultural and economic aspects
- Source :
- Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 421-450 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- University of Warsaw, 2020.
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Abstract
- We normally hardly notice the mass-produced paper products that pass through our hands on a daily basis, which we then recycle. In fact it has recently been predicted that books printed on paper will be replaced by digital formats. However, paper endures and specialist craft papers are now being produced in increasing quantities, especially valued by artists and conservators, but also by tourists visiting paper-producing areas around the world. Paper is therefore flourishing even in our computer and mobile-phone focused world. One of the areas benefiting from this revival is the Himalayas. As well as serving the tourist trade these products are now exported world-wide, as they were when paper first arrived in Europe in the eleventh century. There are even organisations that run Tibetan-style paper making workshops in Amer­ica. This paper focuses on the papermaking revival in Tibet (China), Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim (India). Using information gained from visits to producers, middle men, as well as retail and export operations, it seeks to compare the economic and social factors influencing the revival, including conservation issues. The conclusion highlights the fact that, even in the twenty first century, hand-crafted items still play an important rôle in our lives.
- Subjects :
- History
paper
Communication
Papermaking
india
edgeworthia
Library and Information Sciences
lcsh:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
lcsh:Z
lcsh:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
nepal
stellera
himalayas
tibet
daphne
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Economy
lcsh:AZ20-999
bhutan
china
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25448730 and 18970788
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....59b073bacdbcd1078261a660d7c580e5