The Language of Paper: A History of 2,000 Years

Language: English

Published by Orchid Press, Bangkok, 2008

9745240931 / 9789745240933

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Paper technology originated in China some two millennia ago, from where it spread east, to Korea and Japan, and west, along the Silk Road, to Central Asia, eventually reaching Europe in the 13th century. As the technology propagated, paper effected profound changes in each society it touched, becoming one of the most important of all cultural media, a status that it retains to the present. Paper accrues value as religious and symbolic markings are added to its surface: fortune papers transport messages to the gods; paper is given the value of money in the form of banknotes, and the dream of flying was first realized in hot-air balloons made of paper. Paper can even be employed as architectural elements, as textiles for garments, and as a medium for artistic expression. In one or many of its manifestations, paper effects the lives of all on earth today. In this cultural history of paper, acclaimed paper artist Therese Weber travels to the few remaining places where traditional methods of papermaking have been preserved. Commencing there Weber takes the reader on a fascinating and colourful journey of discovery of a commodity that many may take for granted, but few fully understand. 224 pp., 178 colour and 26 b&w plates, map, bibliography, index. Size: 29 x 22 cm.…

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Title
The Language of Paper: A History of 2,000 Years
Author
Weber, Therese
Publisher
Orchid Press, Bangkok
Publication year
2008
Condition
New
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Binding
Hard bound
Language
English
ISBN 10
9745240931
ISBN 13
9789745240933
Edition
First English Edition.

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Orchid Press specializes in the sale of books on Asian arts, cultures, history & languages, Asian indigenous books, Asian religions, particularly Buddhism, China Trade books, new & antiquarian books, maps and manuscripts, North-, South- & Southeast Asia and the Himalayan region. We also operate under the banner of Orchid Books, the name of our earlier 'bricks and mortar' bookshop, now only online. We have been members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) since 2011. We are always interested to buy collections and individual items In our areas of interest. * * * We have recently relocated our publishing and bookselling operations from Thailand, where we were based for the past 30 years, to Trinity, NL, Canada. * * *…

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