Papermaking: The Historical Diffusion of an Ancient Technique

Jonathan M. Bloom

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Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books Eurasian Exchange Networks

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This chapter explores how and when techniques of paper making diffused from China across Eurasia to the Mediterranean region and from there to the rest of Europe in the period between 600 and 1500. It also investigates the factors that enhanced and impeded this spatial diffusion of knowledge, including the availability of raw materials and adoption of differing technologies, as well as the roles of religion, trade, physical environment, emigration, imports, and exports.

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2000Origins of the European Economy: Communications and Commerce AD 300–900 1974A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza 1943Papermaking: The History and Technique of An Ancient Craft 1967Mediterranean Society, Volume I 1943Mohammed and Charlemagne 2000The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition 2002Origins of the European economy: communications and commerce A.D. 300-900 2001Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World

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