"This book contains all the articles pubished by the late Dr A H Shorter in a wide range of periodicals. Shorter's pioneering work on British papermaking is well-known and his two books still are the basis for such historical research. These articles cover a different range of work and often contain informatio not included elsewhere. Not only do they give the histories of many mills after 1800 but they go into greater depth for each county than was possible in his ""paper Making in the British Isles""."
By:
Alfred H. Shorter
Volume editor:
R. L. Hills
Imprint: Variorum
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: CS 425
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 159mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780860783862
ISBN 10: 0860783863
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 23 December 1993
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
General/trade
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents: Paper mills on the map; Paper mills in England in the 1690s; Paper mills in England in the 1820s; The distribution of British paper mills in 1851; Paper mills - their geographical distribution in Britain; The excise numbers of paper mills in England and Wales; Watermarks in English paper with special reference to the early 19th century; Paper-mould makers in England; Early steam-engines in British paper mills; The distribution of paper-making in Cornwall in the 19th century; The paper-making industry near Barnstaple; Paper-making in Devon and Cornwall; Paper mills in Devon and Cornwall, further evidence; The paper-making industry in Cornwall; The historical geography of the paper-making industry in Devon, 1684-1950; Paper mills in Devon and Cornwall; The provenance of writing paper used in Devon in the late 18th century; Paper making in south-west England, 1638-1967; Paper mills in Dorset; Paper and board mills in Somerset; Paper mills in Somerset and Dorset, further evidence; Paper mills in Somerset; Paper mills in the Wye Valley, Buckinghamshire; Paper mills in Gloucestershire; Paper mills in Hampshire; Paper mills in Herefordshire; Early paper mills in Kent; Paper mills in the Maidstone District; Paper mills in Monmouthshire; The excise numbers of paper mills in Shropshire; Paper mills in Sussex; Paper-making in Wiltshire; Paper mills in Worcestershire; Hurcott paper mill; Paper mills in Scotland in 1800; Paper mills in Wales; Paper mills in Ireland; Indexes.
Alfred H. Shorter, edited by Richard L. Hills
Reviews for Studies on the History of Papermaking in Britain
'This book is an important addition to any Paper History library' The British Association of Paper Historians 'Alfred Shorter's contributions to the history of papermaking have been substantial, and we are very lucky to have his many articles brought together in this volume. No historian of paper should be without it.' Libraries and Culture
