Paper, an elegy, Ian Sansom
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Paper, an elegy, Ian Sansom
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [216]-230)
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Paper
Nature of contents
bibliography
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813286732
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Ian Sansom
Sub title
an elegy
Summary
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
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
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adult
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