Manila paper

Description

A strong, cream color paper. Originally, manila paper was made from Hemp stock. It is now usually made from unbleached wood pulp or soda pulp. Manila paper is used for linings, writing, wrapping, and drawing.

Synonyms and Related Terms

manilla paper (Br.)

Resources and Citations

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000