Oxford India Papers

Japanese: オックスフォード・インディア・ペーパー - おっくすふぉーどいんでぃあぺーぱー
Oxford India Papers

...A printing tissue paper used for Bibles, dictionaries, and legal encyclopedias, which have many pages. It is a light and strong paper weighing 20 to 30 g/m2. This name was originally used in England to refer to high-quality paper made in the Orient (especially China), but in the 19th century, Oxford University Press began to produce tissue paper that imitated this, and it became known as Oxford Indian paper. In addition to chemical pulp, the raw materials used include hemp, flax, and cotton. It is about half the thickness of regular paper (0.04 to 0.05 mm), and contains more than 15% of a highly opaque filler to prevent ink from bleeding through to the other side. ...

*Some of the glossaries that refer to the Oxford India Papers are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ページ数のかさむ聖書や辞典,六法全書などに用いられる印刷用薄葉紙。20~30g/m2の軽くて丈夫な紙である。この名称は元来,東洋(とくに中国)でつくられた上質の紙に対してイギリスで使われていたものであるが,19世紀にオックスフォード大学出版局でこれを模した薄葉紙がつくられるようになりOxford Indian paperと呼ばれた。原料には化学パルプのほか,マニラアサ,アマ,木綿も用いる。厚さは普通の紙の半分くらい(0.04~0.05mm)であり,インキの裏ぬけを防ぐために不透明度の高い塡料を15%以上含む。…

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