Description:Never before has there been a detailed account of what was probably the most common item to be found in Victorian libraries and on Victorian writing desks. They were paperknives (paper cutters) and were used to slit open the uncut pages of books, newspapers and magazines. Paper folders are still used today but what is the difference between a paperknife and a paper folder? Letter openers and paper-knives have a different histories and different functions. The term page turner is embedded in the vocabulary of the world of antiques and collectables. It has come as a huge surprise that page turners are a myth. This lavishly illustrated book is both informative and entertaining. It is brimming with new information about reading and writing accessories. Includes 60 pages of color photos and illustrations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper Knives, Paper Folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners. To get started finding Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper Knives, Paper Folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
128
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press
Release
2016
ISBN
1584563508
Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper Knives, Paper Folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners
Description: Never before has there been a detailed account of what was probably the most common item to be found in Victorian libraries and on Victorian writing desks. They were paperknives (paper cutters) and were used to slit open the uncut pages of books, newspapers and magazines. Paper folders are still used today but what is the difference between a paperknife and a paper folder? Letter openers and paper-knives have a different histories and different functions. The term page turner is embedded in the vocabulary of the world of antiques and collectables. It has come as a huge surprise that page turners are a myth. This lavishly illustrated book is both informative and entertaining. It is brimming with new information about reading and writing accessories. Includes 60 pages of color photos and illustrations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper Knives, Paper Folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners. To get started finding Reading & Writing Accessories: A Study of Paper Knives, Paper Folders, Letter Openers and Mythical Page Turners, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.