Pulp (paper)
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| :Originally, the term ''[[pulp]]'' denoted cheap [[paper]], first produced in the [[1850s]]. Since then, it has also acquired the meaning of ''[[cheap]]'' literature: a host of maligned literary genres that probably begins with [[chivalric romance]]s, then moves to [[dime novel]]s and [[men's magazine]]s. | :Originally, the term ''[[pulp]]'' denoted cheap [[paper]], first produced in the [[1850s]]. Since then, it has also acquired the meaning of ''[[cheap]]'' literature: a host of maligned literary genres that probably begins with [[chivalric romance]]s, then moves to [[dime novel]]s and [[men's magazine]]s. | ||
| - | Using wood to make paper is a fairly recent innovation. In the 1800s, fiber crops such as linen fibres were the primary material source, but a shortage led to contemporaries as [[dime novel]]s or [[penny dreadful]]s.{{GFDL}} | + | Using wood to make paper is a fairly recent innovation. In the 1800s, cloth and linen were the primary material source. The advent of wood pulp led to [[dime novel]]s or [[penny dreadful]]s.{{GFDL}} |
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- Originally, the term pulp denoted cheap paper, first produced in the 1850s. Since then, it has also acquired the meaning of cheap literature: a host of maligned literary genres that probably begins with chivalric romances, then moves to dime novels and men's magazines.
Using wood to make paper is a fairly recent innovation. In the 1800s, cloth and linen were the primary material source. The advent of wood pulp led to dime novels or penny dreadfuls.
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