is believed that paper was invented in China around 200 BC, and there are certainly examples of paper discovered along a wooden tablets containing that date. The first papers are silk and linen, but of poor quality writing, and therefore were mainly used for wrapping. China in the ninth century used the bamboo fiber, in anticipation of the wood pulp used by paper manufacturers in Europe, as in the eighteenth century. For the century X, already used the watermark, the use of paper as money, and printing.
With an invasion of Chinese territory, papermaking spread to the west via Samarkand. Chinese paper makers were forced to reveal the secret of the art of making paper in exchange for freedom or their lives. Production is set to Samarkand in 751, using the abundant local flax and hemp to produce a soft, fibrous paper appearance.
In 795, a second factory began operations in Baghdad, using Chinese paper manufacturers. From there, a perfect art spread to northern Africa. The Arabs were the ones who introduced several innovations, including standard sizes and colors.
not spent more than a thousand years, when Spain was conquered by the Moors, and the production of paper into Europe. Arabs wasted no time in setting up local workshops for the production of paper. The first workshop was founded in Córdoba in 1036, followed by another in 1144 in the town of Xativa (Xativa) in the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. One of the earliest examples of paper made in Spain can be found at the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, near Burgos, including manuscripts of the tenth century, most of the pages made of vellum, the paper were made with long fibers linen and starch contained a proportion similar to that of classical Arab role.
Sources: Wikipedia, www.iconio.com, www.fearandlaugh.com
Links:
Manual: How to make handmade paper at home.
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