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Paper by Ian Sansom, author of The Bad Book Affair, is a witty, personal, and entertaining meditation on the history and significance of paper. From the bathroom to the boardroom, paper is essential. Birth certificates, money, books, cigarettes, passports, tea bags, shoeboxes, toilet tissue, prescriptions, menus-all are made from paper. Humans have been using paper and its products for nearly 2,000 years, from its invention in China to modern America, where the average citizen consumes approximately 750 pounds a year. In his brilliant and original voice, ian Sansom curates a history of paper, in all its forms and functions. Both an international cultural study and a series of personal reflections on the meaning of this essential product, Paper takes us through the panoply of human history. This beautifully designed work, printed on high-gloss stock and beautifully packaged interweaves cultural facts, the author's own insights, anecdotes and black-and-white illustrations from around the world, from the ruminations of French Intellectuals to the Japanese art of Origami.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062241435
ISBN-13
9780062241436
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143523751

Product Key Features

Book Title
PAPER : an Elegy
Author
Ian Sansom
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Materials Science / General, Papercrafts, Industrial Design / Packaging, General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Language Arts & Disciplines, Crafts & Hobbies
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ts1090
Reviews
"With a playfulness that begins with the title, this "elegy" to paper is instead a celebration of its essential, ubiquitous role in society, culture and life itself....[PAPER is] An enjoyable argument that speaks to the paper lover in all of us.", 'With a playfulness that begins with the title, this ?elegy? to paper is instead a celebration of its essential, ubiquitous role in society, culture and life itself....[PAPER is] An enjoyable argument that speaks to the paper lover in all of us.' (Kirkus Reviews)
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
676.09
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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