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A Short History of Paper

Writing about the history of paper usually focuses on the history of papermaking, numbering the facts and years starting with China, followed by Gutenberg’s era up to present day. For the product that is in a common and everyday use, we can say that its history is relatively long and relatively well known. Undoubtedly, paper was highly valuable at the time of its invention in the first years of the 2nd century A.D. The skill of its production was kept as one of the court secrets and the official inventor Ts’ai Lun enjoyed royal honours. Paper was produced from fabrics fibres.

China, Europe, Raw Materials, Characterization, Paper Recycling

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