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According to Al-Nadim, a writer in Baghdad during the 10th century, Chinese craftsmen made paper in Khorasan: [36] Then there is the Khurasani paper made of flax, which some say appeared in the days of the Umayyads, while others say it was during the Abbasid regime. Some say that it was an ancient product and others say that it is recent.
Textured finishes, watermarks and wire patterns imitating hand-made laid paper can be created by the use of appropriate rollers in the later stages of the machine. Wove paper does not exhibit "laidlines", which are small regular lines left behind on paper when it was handmade in a mould made from rows of metal wires or bamboo.
Model of Louis-Nicholas Robert's continuous paper making machine at Frogmore Paper Mill. Following Robert's successful model, built in 1798, Saint-Léger Didot insisted that Robert apply for a patent. Prior to 1798, paper was made one sheet at a time, by dipping a rectangular frame or mould with a screen bottom into a vat of pulp.
Cai's improvements to paper-making are considered to have had an enormous impact on human history, and of those who created China's Four Great Inventions—the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing—Cai is the only inventor whose name is known.
The Paper is an upcoming American mockumentary sitcom series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman. The series is a follow-up of the American mockumentary series The Office, which originally ran on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. The series will star Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore, and will premiere on Peacock.
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The Paper is a 1994 American comedy drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid and Robert Duvall. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Make Up Your Mind", which was written and performed by Randy Newman .
Paper Towels There’s something about paper towels that scream, “I am middle class and I’m proving it ream after ream.” Some frugal people stopped buying this costly convenience in 2024.