Paper : an elegy /

Paying tribute to paper in all of its forms and functions, a humorous, international cultural study and series of personal reflections explores the history and significance of paper from its invention in China to the present.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sansom, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow, 2012.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Respecting paper : an introduction
  • A miracle of inscrutable intricacy
  • In the wood
  • Walking papers
  • Victims to the bibliomania!
  • Ornamenting the façade of hell
  • The soul of advertisement
  • Constructive thinking
  • The secret is the paper
  • The squiggle game
  • A wonderful mental and physical therapy
  • Legitimationspapiere
  • Five leaves left
  • The hollow in the paper : acknowledgments
  • Tearing the book into pieces : a bibliography.