unsized

• “Noland, like Louis, makes his paintings by staining thinned pigment into unsized canvas.”

  Archive 2010-01-01

• “Every sample was tested and minutely examined; the prices, from three to ten francs per ream, were noted on each separate slip; some were sized, others unsized; some were of almost metallic purity, others soft as”

  Eve and David

• “While Boniface Cointet was in Paris, David made a first experimental batch of unsized paper far superior to that in common use for newspapers.”

  Eve and David

• “The demand for writing-paper is exceedingly small compared with the almost unlimited demand for unsized paper for printers.”

  Eve and David

• “Take unsized paper and apply a coat of varnish made of equal parts of Canada balsam and oil of turpentine.”

  Practical Mechanics for Boys

• “When catalogued, the title-page or beginning of each pamphlet in the volume, should be marked by a thin slip of unsized paper, projected above the top of the book, to facilitate quick reference in finding each one without turning many leaves to get at the titles.”

  A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries

• “The action of strong sulphuric acid has a practical application in the production of parchment paper; unsized paper is immersed in strong acid of the proper strength for about a minute, and then immediately rinsed in water.”

  The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student

• “Immerse unsized paper for a few seconds in sulphuric acid, diluted with half its volume of water at about 60°; wash it well in cold water, then immerse it in a weak solution of caustic ammonia, and again wash.”

  Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.

• “When the arrangement of the plan of colour has been simplified as far as possible, a new block is prepared as described above, and a sheet of thin Japanese paper (unsized) is cut large enough to cover the print design and its register marks.”

  Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice

• “The sheet is then picked up by the two upper corners (which may conveniently be kept unsized) and pinned at each corner over a cord stretched across the workroom.”

  Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice

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