The Art of Paper-Making A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Paper from Rags, Esparto, Straw, and Other Fibrous Materials, Including the Manufacture of Pulp from Wood Fibre

"The Art of Paper-Making" by Alexander Watt is a detailed guide that explores how paper was made in the late 1800s using materials like old cloth, special grasses, and wood. The book explains every step, starting with picking the right stuff to use, like linen or cotton, and how to get pure cellulose from them because it is the main part of paper. Watt goes over all the machines used to sort, cut, and boil these materials to prepare them for making paper. It's written as a manual for people working in paper factories or studying how paper is made, aiming to make the process easier to understand and more efficient.