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Show OL APPLIANCE AN METHOD 12 before the arts of weaving and papermaking had been introduce to civilization. Papyrus was, it is true, made before this period, bu this is a laminated substance and was not made from macerate and disintegrated fibre as is true paper. Both the Greeks an apyrus was not teue paper compmcd of disintegrated fibre, bu a laminate substanc Romans made use of matted felt for caps, blankets, and the linin of helmets. Since the material was thicker than common cloth i presenteda more effectual obstacle to missile weapons; hence when the sold\crs under Juliu ar were annoyed by Pompey' archers, they made shirts of heavy felt and wore them for defence he Scythians, who from the most remote time roamed the land of Northern Asia, as did the Tartars, their successors, used felt fo both clothing and material for the making of tents. It is therefor quite evident that had the early papermakers, cven the orig Chinese, desired felt for the couching of their paper it could hav been readily procured s not Lnown when felt c se as a material for receivlng .hc wet sheets of paper as they were couched from the moulds r is it known when woven wool cloth was substituted for th maucd felting for the couching of paper, b is probable tha Digital Imag © 2004 University of Utah. All rights reserved |
