Book paper
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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