Paper Mills
Water-powered and workshop-scale facilities that pulped fibers, formed sheets, and expanded the supply of affordable writing material.
Core metadata
- ID: paper_mills
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1151 (exact)
- Region: Xativa, al-Andalus (Spain)
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- Water-Powered Paper Pulping (water_powered_paper_pulping)
- Watermark Paper Authentication (watermark_paper_authentication)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- History of Papermaking Around the World (Georgia Institute of Technology Renewable Bioproducts Institute, 2021, official_agency) • Supports: node
Locator: Georgia Tech papermaking history notes papermills established in Xativa and the introduction of a water-powered stamping mill in Spain in 1151.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
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| Paper Making (paper_making) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Paper Making provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Watermills (watermills) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Watermills provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Guilds (guilds) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Guilds provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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