This engaging book looks at every aspect of paper from its history to composition, production and trade. Both entertaining and informative, each page is with packed with useful information including a variety of papers for readers to examine and feel, providing a surprising and sensory experience.
'Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art, design, and music. It looks at the different surfaces, opacities, weights and volumes of paper and how it is used for printing, typography, graphics, and maps as well as a vehicle for origami, architecture, and fashion.'
272 pages
https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/per-material-medium-and-magic28082Paper, Material, Medium and Magichttps://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/media/catalog/product/p/a/paper-material_-medium-and-magic.jpg3535GBPInStock/Reading/All Books262<p>This engaging book looks at every aspect of paper from its history to composition, production and trade. Both entertaining and informative, each page is with packed with useful information including a variety of papers for readers to examine and feel, providing a surprising and sensory experience. </p> <p>'Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art, design, and music. It looks at the different surfaces, opacities, weights and volumes of paper and how it is used for printing, typography, graphics, and maps as well as a vehicle for origami, architecture, and fashion.' </p>
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