A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance. Paper serves nearly every function of our lives. It is the technology with which we have made sense of the world. Yet the age of paper is ending. Ebooks now outsell their physical counterparts. Still, there are some uses of paper that seem unlikely to change - Christmas won't be Christmas without wrapped presents or crackers. And the language of paper - documents, files ...
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A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance. Paper serves nearly every function of our lives. It is the technology with which we have made sense of the world. Yet the age of paper is ending. Ebooks now outsell their physical counterparts. Still, there are some uses of paper that seem unlikely to change - Christmas won't be Christmas without wrapped presents or crackers. And the language of paper - documents, files and folders - has survived digitisation. In Paper: An Elegy Ian Sansom builds a museum of paper and explores its paradox - its vulnerability and durability. This book is a timely meditation on the very paper it's printed on.
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New. A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250. 2012. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Poor. Minimal wear & marks to the jacket & textblock edge. Slight lean to the spine. Content is in very good, clean condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Can't review for content, it was bought as a present and I hope to read it when the like-minded recipient has frist. I consider the appearance of the book to have it's own importance and physically the book looks interesting, a good format with a good loose cover and well presented. It also matches matches the details given in your descriptionIt combines the promise of a study which is both serious and accesible.
