Main entry:

Murray, John, 1786?-1851.

Title & Author:

Practical remarks on modern paper / John Murray ; with an introductory essay by Leonard B. Schlosser.

Publication:

North Hills, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press, 1981.

Description:

120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Edinburgh, Scotland : William Blackwell ; London : T. Cadell, 1829.
Includes facsimile title page of 1829 ed.
Edition limited to 300.
An essay on John Murray and his Practical remarks on modern paper / by Leonard B. Schlosser -- Note from the publisher -- Advertisement -- Preliminary observations -- Early substitutes for paper and methods of perpetuating events -- Papyrus -- Parchment -- Manufacture of paper from linen and cotton rags -- Bleaching the paper material -- Size for paper -- Machine-made paper -- Summary of evils in paper-making and suggested remedies -- Various substances substituted for linen and cotton rags in the paper pulp -- Bank of England inquiry for the prevention of forgeries -- Contingent effects of bleached paper -- Modern parchment and vellum -- Writing ink -- On the decay of manuscript -- Restoration of illegible manuscripts -- Preservation of important deeds from the destructive effects of damp -- Conclusion -- Appendix.

Summary:

A new edition of Murray's work, first published in 1829, raising concerns of the utility and longevity of paper manufactured utilizing the papermaking practices of the time.

Subject:

Paper Preservation.
Papermaking.
Paper industry History.
Paper Deterioration.
Paper history
Paper conservation & restoration.
Papier Industrie Histoire.
Papier Détérioration.
Papier Conservation.
Papeterie.
papermaking.
Paper industry
Geschichte

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Schlosser, Leonard B.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 3356
Call No.: TS1090.M97 1981 (PO1954)
Status: Available