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The 56 pages that link to Paper, each with the reason it gives.

• Printing pressRelated: Paper became the press’s common receiving surface and helped make books portable.

• CelluloseRelated: Cellulose fibers form the load-bearing network in most paper.

• WoodRelated: Wood is a major source of the cellulose fibers used in paper production.

• PrintmakingRelated: Paper's absorbency, weight, and texture affect how an impression receives ink.

• Gutenberg BibleRelated: Paper was one of the Bible’s two principal printing supports.

• Johannes GutenbergRelated: Paper offered a more affordable printing surface than the parchment used for many manuscripts.

• Movable typeRelated: Paper became a common, economical surface for printed type.

• Dunhuang manuscriptsRelated: Paper scrolls and sheets form much of the surviving collection.

• Plant cell wallRelated: Papermaking exploits cellulose-rich fibers separated from plant cell walls.

• InkRelated: Paper's absorbency and surface affect how ink spreads and sets.

• Inkjet printingRelated: Paper absorbs and spreads ink, so its coating and structure shape the printed result.

• Relief printingRelated: Paper receives the ink pressed from a relief surface.

• Book designRelated: Paper’s weight, texture, and opacity affect both appearance and handling.

• DrawingRelated: Paper’s portability and varied surfaces helped drawing circulate as a practice.

• HandscrollRelated: Paper supports many handscrolls and permits repeated rolling.

• PamphletRelated: Low-cost paper made pamphlets practical to print and distribute in large numbers.

• Textual transmissionRelated: Paper lowered the cost and widened the possibilities of copying texts.

• Fountain penRelated: Paper absorbency and surface texture influence how fountain-pen ink behaves.

• Ballpoint penRelated: Paper’s surface texture and absorbency affect how a ballpoint line appears.

• Printing revolutionRelated: Paper supplied a relatively affordable, lightweight surface for printed books.

• Disposable tablewareRelated: Paper forms many disposable plates and cups, sometimes with coatings that resist liquid.

• FrottageRelated: Its flexibility lets it contact surface relief while receiving transferred marks.

• PalaeographyRelated: The spread of paper changed document production and supplies palaeographers with dated archival records.

• FlaxRelated: Flax fibers can provide durable pulp for specialty papers.

• PhotocopierRelated: It carries the reproduced image after toner is transferred and fused.

• HandkerchiefRelated: Disposable paper handkerchiefs rely on its absorbency and low cost.

• History of librariesRelated: Its spread lowered the cost and increased the portability of written collections.

• IncunableRelated: Paper became the common support for printed editions, helping make books more affordable.

• Kalighat paintingRelated: Affordable paper sheets supported portable images that could be produced and sold in quantity.

• Picea abiesRelated: Its wood supplies pulp for paper production.

• Picea sitchensisRelated: Sitka spruce has been harvested as a source of pulp for papermaking.

• Western HanRelated: A court official’s report in 105 CE associates early papermaking advances with the Han era, just after Western Han ended.

• Book (publication)Related: Affordable paper helped books become less costly to produce and distribute.

• Coloring bookRelated: Paper thickness and finish affect coloring, erasing, and bleed-through.

• Great Mongol ShahnamehRelated: Paper pages provided the support for its text and miniature paintings.

• Hole punchRelated: Its thickness and flexibility determine how the punch cuts and how many sheets it can handle.

• Madhubani artRelated: Paper enabled Madhubani painters to sell and circulate work beyond decorated homes.

• Sky lanternRelated: The envelope must be light enough to rise and resist the flame’s heat long enough to inflate.

• Trichromatic printingRelated: The paper reflects light through the inks and supplies much of the image's apparent brightness.