Historical Account of the Substances Which Have Been Used to Describe Events, and to Convey Ideas, from the Earliest Date to the Invention of Paper.

Matthias Koops.

Historical Account of the Substances Which Have Been Used to Describe Events, and to Convey Ideas, from the Earliest Date to the Invention of Paper.

London:

Jaques and Co.,

1801.

Matthias Koops (active 1789–1805) was one of the first people in Europe to make paper on a commercial scale from raw fibers, including straw, hale, thistles, and different types of bark. He was granted three English patents in 1800 and 1801. His book on the history and production of paper was printed on sheets made entirely of straw, which imparted a distinctly yellow hue to its leaves.

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