Book paper

Description

A general term for any paper used in books, magazines, advertisements, and other publications (except newspapers). Book papers have good opacity, and good printability. The various types of book papers cover a wide range in quality, weight, and surface finishes.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bookpaper; text paper; papier d'édition (Fr.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

Weights generally range from 30 to 100 pounds

Resources and Citations

• Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989

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

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.574

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

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

• Roy Perkinson, contributed information, 1998

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