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| − | A soft, thin waterleaf [ | + | A soft, thin waterleaf [[paper]] made in China from [[bamboo]] fibers. China paper is unsized and very absorbent. It absorbs [[ink]] without smearing and was used for taking impressions of engravings and wood cuts. China paper is also called Indian proof paper; it is not the same as [[India paper]] (i.e. Bible paper). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 12 January 2014
Description
A soft, thin waterleaf Paper made in China from Bamboo fibers. China paper is unsized and very absorbent. It absorbs Ink without smearing and was used for taking impressions of engravings and wood cuts. China paper is also called Indian proof paper; it is not the same as India paper (i.e. Bible paper).
Synonyms and Related Terms
India proof paper; Chinese paper; papier de Chine (Fr.); India transfer paper; Indian proof paper;
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- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- 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
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982