History of Ancient Chinese Papermaking Engineering Technology

Author: Wang Juhua
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book outlines, along with the timeline, the graphic carriers from the primitive society to the invention of papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty, as well as the related events before and after the invention of papermaking technology. It details the contributions of each historical dynasty to papermaking and introduces traditional papermaking techniques that have been preserved until the modern era. The horizontal narrative covers aspects of papermaking itself, such as raw materials, equipment, processes, applications, and social impacts. Connecting different periods, it presents the progressive development of an advanced culture. One of the major contributions of this book is the rigorous examination of the origins of papermaking. The introduction of various paper products from different historical periods and the poetic praises of these paper products by scholars of each generation are another highlight of the book.