New anthology: Material Histories of Paper
We're delighted to announce the publication of the anthology Material Histories of Paper, in the Living Books About History collection.
Material Histories of Paper brings together twenty-seven texts as well as a dozen complementary multimedia resources, in both French and English, all in open access. The collection invites readers to explore the history of paper, a material that is ubiquitous yet often overlooked, and perhaps one of the essential infrastructures of the human story. It also aims to highlight the dynamic nature of research on paper by drawing on sources from a variety of disciplines.
Material Histories of Paper is part of the Living Books About History series, which publishes thematic collections using only texts that are readily, and freely, available online. The series aims to experiment with a new form of academic publishing that enables the discovery of online sources, and draws attention to the advantages of open access publishing.
This anthology aims to provide valuable resources in an accessible way for teaching and research, but also to invite curious readers on a journey into the vibrant—and still relevant—history of paper.
Happy reading,
Juliette De Maeyer, Aleksandra Kaminska and Ghislain Thibault
Editors, Material Histories of Paper
https://www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/histoires-materielles-du-papier