european paper sizes
1Paper size — A size chart illustrating the ISO A series and a comparison with American letter and legal formats …
2Paper marbling — Book covered in a Shell marbled paper, bound in France around 1825. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either… …
3On Sizes and Distances — [of the Sun and Moon] (Περὶ μεγεθῶν καὶ ἀποστημάτων – Peri megethon kai apostematon) is a text by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus. It is not extant, but some of its contents have been preserved in the works of Ptolemy and his commentator… …
4Amate — Part of the Huexotzinco Codex, written on amate. Amate (Spanish: amate from Nahuatl: āmatl) is a form of paper that has been manufactured in Mexico since the pre Hispanic times. Amate paper was extensively produced an …
5Preferred number — In industrial design, preferred numbers (also called preferred values) are standard guidelines for choosing exact product dimensions within a given set of constraints. Product developers must choose numerous lengths, distances, diameters, volumes …
6Bookbinding — A traditional bookbinder at work Old bookbindings …
7Papermaking — [ thumb|230px|right|The Diamond Sutra of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, the oldest dated printed book in the world, found at Dunhuang, from 868 AD.] Papermaking is the process of making paper, a material which is used ubiquitously today for writing… …
8Deutsches Institut für Normung — DIN redirects here. For other uses, see Din (disambiguation). Logo of the German Institute for Standardization …
9Group size measures — A group acts as a social environment of individuals: Great Woodswallows. Many animals, including humans, tend to live in groups, herds, flocks, bands, packs, shoals, or colonies (hereafter: groups) of conspecific individuals. The size of these… …
10Polistes — Taxobox | name = Polistes image width = 250px image caption = Polistes dominula regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Vespidae subfamilia = Polistinae tribus = Polistini genus = Polistes genus… …
