Paper, paging through history, Mark Kurlansky
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Paper, paging through history, Mark Kurlansky
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-354) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Paper
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bibliography
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933727269
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Mark Kurlansky
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paging through history
Summary
Through tracing paper's evolution, Mark Kurlansky challenges common assumptions about technology's influence, affirming that paper is here to stay
Table Of Contents
Prologue: The technological fallacy -- Being human -- The moths that circle a Chinese candle -- The Islamic birth of literacy -- And where is Xátiva? -- Europe between two felts -- Making words soar -- The art of printing -- Out from Mainz -- Tenochtitlán and the blue-eyed devil -- The trumpet call -- Rembrandt's discovery -- The traitorous corruption of England -- Papering independence -- Diderot's promise -- Invitation from a wasp -- Advantages in the head -- To die like gentlemen -- Return to Asia -- Epilogue: change -- Appendix: Timeline
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adult
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