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We continue our series Inside the Cover by looking at another book on display in our exhibit A Book’s Nature: Artist Books by Peter and Donna Thomas. This book, Not Paper, delves into materials that are paper-like, but still not paper.
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As stated in the above image "Paper was traditionally made from rags. Now it is usually made from plants, typically trees. The raw fiber is beaten to a pulp, suspended in water, strained, then transferred to felt, pressed and dried flat..."
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Tyvek
Often when we put something in the post, the envelope we use is not paper...
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Parchment
Made from animal skin, so neither vegan nor paper...
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Wasp Nest
Chewed up stems, sticks, logs, etc. and saliva, looks like paper, but not paper...
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Birch Bark
Used like paper in many ancient cultures, not paper...
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Papyrus
Though the word paper comes from papyrus, it is not paper... (It is also an often criticized font...)