Silk paper

Description

A thin tissue paper made from linen in Persia in the Middle Ages. Silk paper contained on or more strands of silk running through each sheet. In the 19th century silk paper was used for bank notes and postage stamps since it was difficult to counterfeit.

Resources and Citations

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

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997