Art in Paper is an account of the history of man's attempts to turn this captivating yet ephemeral material into works of art of permanent value. The book starts with the discovery of paper in early China and moves through the history of paper art to modern times, covering every major center of paper art in the world and discussing all of the important paper artists of historic times.

Paper art is truly a living art, one in which anyone with a bit of imagination and dexterity can indulge. It is this quality that has made paper such a popular medium for amateur artists.

In the eighteenth and nineteenth cen-turies, paper cutting and folding were considered proper and worthwhile pastimes for young ladies. Even today children still play with paper dolls. The variety of artistic uses for paper is wide indeed.