rag paper

Example Sentences

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Because space is tight, she’s had to leave her usual rag paper — measuring nearly 2 by 3 feet — at home.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2020

He spreads his brush over the cotton rag paper in front of him and squints in the sun.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2019

Striking a lighter note is a 1999 silk-screen, “Play,” in which the merrily elongated figures of four kids fly across the rag paper.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2017

Traditional rag paper, on the other hand, was smooth, easy to write on, foldable, and could be preserved for centuries.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2017

A 15th-century book on rag paper is as good to-day as the day it was printed.

From Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)