Papermaking

The book defines the various types of paper - laid, wove, mould-made, machine made, payrus, tapa, "rice, " parchment - then shows the entire procedure for making paper, step by step. A chapter on equipment describes how to organize a shop; what materials are needed; what types of beaters, molds, and deckles are available; how to make watermarks, and how to work with dyes and pigments. Instructions are given for building your own moulds and deckles, as well as for buiding a Hollander beater and a hydorpulper.