Paper clay

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Description

A pure white clay that is low in silicon dioxide and other impurities. Clays are added to paper to increase opacity and printability.

See also kaolin, attapulgite, and bentonite.

Authority

  • 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

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